There has been some confusion surrounding President Donald Trump’s recent comments about his son, Barron Trump’s prowess in technology. Trump shared a story that highlighted Barron’s ability to perform what many might consider a simple task.
Barron, who is 19 years old, is the youngest of Trump’s children and is currently attending New York University, where he is enrolled in the Stern School of Business.
During a recent interview with Laura Ingraham on Fox News, Trump commended Barron’s technological skills, which he described as exceptional.
Discussing his youngest son, whom he shares with Melania Trump, the president remarked: “If you look at my kids, all of my kids, they’ve been very good, they’ve been very smart.
“They love our country and they’re proud of their father.”
When Ingraham inquired about Barron’s standout abilities, whether they were in politics or business, Trump highlighted his son’s remarkable tech skills.
Providing an anecdote, Trump shared: “I turn off his laptop, I said, ‘Oh good,’ and I go back five minutes later, he’s got his laptop. I said, ‘How’d you do that?’
“‘None of your business, Dad’.
“He’s got an unbelievable aptitude in technology.”
The remarks sparked discussion on Reddit, where users expressed their confusion, questioning if Trump was simply lauding Barron for turning on a laptop.
One user commented: “Reminds me of when my parents would talk about how smart I was because I could put together legos.”
Another added: “Apparently he thinks his kid is a genius bc of that.”
Some speculated that Trump might have been suggesting Barron managed to access the laptop without the password, which seemed more plausible to them.
“It sounds like Trump slammed the lid down on his kid’s laptop and stalked out of the room unaware of a thing called ‘sleep mode’,” wrote one commenter.
Another remarked: “Yeah, I feel like he meant he got past the password. Probably was something basic such as not having turned it off so there was no password.”
One more user speculated: “Well it was basically he had used a program to disallow his son to be on his laptop. Barron figured out a way to bypass.”
Trump continued by mentioning how he sees his children daily and feels ‘fortunate’ regarding their achievements.
“I’m lucky, you have to be a little bit lucky too… They’re good kids and they work hard,” he stated.
“… We have a very good relationship.”