Trump gets his son Barron's age wrong in TV interview

Former President Donald Trump misstated nan property of his youngest boy successful an question and reply that aired Thursday, saying Barron Trump was 17 years aged — moreover though he turned 18 successful March.

The correction came erstwhile Trump reacted to his son's entering nan governmental arena arsenic a delegate from Florida for nan Republican National Convention, which was first reported by NBC News.

"He’s beautiful young, I will say. He’s 17," Trump said successful an question and reply pinch Telemundo 51 of Miami. "But if they tin do that, I’m each for it."

Telemundo is nan Spanish-language web of NBCUniversal, nan proprietor of NBC News.

Asked for comment, Trump run spokesperson Steven Cheung attacked NBC News.

"NBC News has mislaid its mind and intelligibly suffers from Trump Derangement Syndrome. Instead of focusing connected President Trump’s 2nd word schedule and undoing Crooked Joe Biden’s disastrous policies, NBC has chosen to prosecute successful tabloid publicity fresh for nan checkout aisle of a market store," Cheung said successful a statement.

Trump's youngest boy will service arsenic a delegate alongside Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Tiffany Trump. It is 1 of his first nationalist moves successful politics; he has antecedently been mostly retired of nan nationalist eye.

The erstwhile president besides referred to his youngest son's being a delegate arsenic "very cute," adding, "He’s a very young guy, and he’s graduating from precocious schoolhouse this year."

Barron Trump will postgraduate from precocious schoolhouse adjacent week. The erstwhile president requested a break from his criminal proceedings successful New York truthful he tin be nan graduation connected May 17. Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding complete nan hush money case, successful which Trump is accused of falsifying business records, has said Trump tin be nan graduation. Trump has pleaded not blameworthy to each charges.