Barron Trump towers over both his father and Dana White, standing at an impressive six-foot-seven, as he introduces himself to the UFC founder, “Hello. How are you? It’s very nice to finally meet you.”
If you stayed up late on election night, you might remember when President-elect Donald Trump took the stage at his campaign headquarters in West Palm Beach, Florida. He declared that he had “made history” after being projected to win key battleground states like North Carolina, Georgia, and Pennsylvania.
He was accompanied by his family, including his 18-year-old son Barron, UFC’s Dana White, and a documentary crew capturing Trump’s presidential campaign journey.
A viral clip from the documentary series Art of Surge highlights the accent of the former President’s youngest son. If you haven’t seen the video of him from years ago speaking with an eastern European accent, it might be surprising to you.
Let’s delve into the little we know about Barron Trump’s speech history.
You might remember a clip circulating recently of Barron as a four-year-old, speaking with a Slovenian accent, influenced by his mother, Melania Trump.
He asks his mother, “I have to go to school now?”
Melania answers, “Yes, first you will have lunch and then you’ll go to school.”
On social media, people praised Melania for her active role in parenting. One person commented, “Did Barron speak with a Slovenian accent even though he was born and raised in New York because of Melania? That’s pretty funny.”
Another added, “She had all the money in the world to pass him off to a nanny, but she spent so much time with him that he sounded like her instead of anyone else in his life.”
Now, new footage shows that Barron has shed that eastern European accent and speaks like a typical American—albeit one born into wealth.
Speaking to a woman off-camera, he says, “Hello, how are you? It’s very nice to see you.”
In the clip, Trump talks warmly about his son to White, mentioning how much his supporters admire him.
Trump is heard saying, “I gave him a shout-out last night, the place went crazy: Bar-ron, Bar-ron.”
Barron then greets White, “Hello. How are you? It’s very nice to finally meet you.”
Trump jokingly asks, “Can you make him into a fighter?”
On Twitter, fans were taken aback by Barron’s voice.
One person wrote, “Internet about to blow up over this one.”
Another added, “This might be the first time we have EVER heard Barron speak. Historic clip!!!”
While a third commented, “Damn he sounds like Trump.”