Barron Trump Selected to Be Florida Delegate to Republican National Convention
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President Donald Trump and his son Barron wave as they board Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on August 16, 2020.
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Former President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, has been selected by the Florida Republican Party as Florida’s at-large delegate to the Republican National Convention, according to a list of delegates obtained by CNN.
Barron joins several other family members – Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Tiffany Trump – who were also selected. Steve Witkoff, Trump’s longtime friend and luxury real estate developer, along with Trump ally Sergio Gor are also listed as delegates.
CNN has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.
NBC News was the first to report on Barron Trump’s selection.
Before Donald Trump’s criminal trial began, his lawyers asked for May 17 off so he could attend Barron’s graduation. The judge said last month that things were moving quickly enough that he felt comfortable not having court that day so Trump could attend graduation.
The Republican National Committee will hold its convention in Milwaukee in July. Last month, the RNC asked the Secret Service to keep protesters further away from the convention than currently planned.
RNC advisor Todd Steggerda wrote in a letter that the city of Milwaukee’s current proposal “creates a high and unsustainable safety risk for the public in attendance” and places protesters in a block-long park that “will force thousands of peaceful participants and protesters… in extremely close, consistent and unavoidable proximity.”
“The operational security plan for national special security events, which will include the 2024 Republican National Convention, is developed and approved through an executive committee comprised of Secret Service representatives, as well as supporting federal, state and local agencies,” Secret Service spokeswoman Alexi Worley said in a statement at the time. “The operational security plan is based on a variety of thorough security assessments established in coordination with our partners, with the express mission of ensuring the highest level of security and safety for the convention.”
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has said he will likely announce his running mate at the RNC convention in July and has been dropping several names, both publicly and privately.
CNN’s Kate Sullivan, Shania Shelton and Daniel Strauss contributed to this report.
