Chelsea Clinton defends Barron Trump from vicious attacks after he turns 18: Former first daughter says teen has an ‘indisputable right to privacy’ after ex-NBC executive said he was ‘fair game’
Chelsea Clinton defended fellow first child Barron Trump, saying the teen had an “indisputable right to privacy” even after he turned 18.
The former first daughter said that despite growing up in the public eye, Donald Trump’s youngest child was “a private citizen.”
‘I believe so strongly that if you are a private individual, you have an inviolable right to privacy. And I think the media should leave him alone,” Chelsea said on ABC’s The View of Barron.
Chelsea Clinton spent her teenage years in the White House when her father Bill Clinton was president. She had to deal with the public scandal that emerged after her father admitted to having an affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
Chelsea Clinton defended fellow first child Barron Trump, saying the teen had an ‘indisputable right to privacy’
Barron was ten when his father became president. Chelsea Clinton was twelve when Bill Clinton became president.
Chelsea Clinton gained a public profile after graduating from college. She joined the family foundation and campaigned for her mother, Hillary Clinton, on the campaign trail.
Her defense came after former NBC News executive Mike Sington said Barron was “fair game” after the anniversary that marks adulthood. He later deleted the tweet after facing harsh backlash and criticism online.
Sington said Newsweek: ‘I posted that he is now ‘fair game’, meaning as an adult he is ‘fair game’ because of the criticism from the press.
‘Someone pointed out to me that ‘fair play’ could mean harming fair play.
“I don’t wish bodily harm on anyone, so I removed it. I listen to the comments and criticism I receive.’
Chelsea Clinton was 12 when her father Bill Clinton became president (left); Barron Trump was 10 when his father Donald Trump became president (right)
Barron Trump with mother Melania Trump in New York in July 2021
Barron Trump with his parents Donald and Melania Trump at the White House in March 2019
Barron Trump has been the victim of death threats from those who oppose his father’s actions as president.
He currently lives in Florida with his parents and is considering which college to attend with the help of his mother Melania.
Barron spent much of his childhood almost completely out of the spotlight, as much of his adolescence took place during his father Donald Trump’s tenure in the White House.
He was the first boy to grow up in the White House since JFK Jr. in 1963 – and Barron lived through many of his family’s scandals during his teenage years.
In January 2018, he was not yet 12 when the media was awash with porn star Stormy Daniels’ claims that she had an affair with Donald just four months after Barron’s birth.
During his presidency, Trump’s most ardent critics even resorted to criticizing the young boy as a means of attacking his father.
Former NBC executive Mike Sington shared the Tweet on Barron’s 18th birthday on Wednesday
Sington deleted the tweet after a harsh response online, saying he never wished “physical harm” on anyone
Trump’s adult children from previous marriages have drawn criticism for their public profiles, but Barron’s young age has shielded him from much attention.
Chelsea Clinton said Trump’s older children worked in Trump’s White House and campaigned for him, so “it’s a whole different conversation.”