I will say, I went to school with some wealthy kids at the University of Colorado back in the 70’s. I knew David Zale, of the jewelry stores. He said to me once, “Californians have no lack of sunshine and Zales have no lack of money,” or words to that effect. He used to go to the Bahamas for Spring Break. But I must say, as impressed as I was with all that back in the day I never saw David starting up real estate firms or wheeling and dealing in the stock market (crypto didn’t exist) like I see Barron Trump do.
Last summer Barron was a co-founder of Trump, Fulcher & Roxburgh Capital, a firm incorproated in Wyoming for the purposes of developing high-end properties and golf courses in Utah, Arizona, and Idaho. The firm was dissolved according to Dr. Google, to “avoid election scrutiny.” Okey dokey.
And then now we find out Barron may sit on the Board of Directors of TikTok. Newsweek is reporting that President Donald Trump’s youngest son Barron Trump has been suggested for a role on the Board of TikTok.
Trump’s former social media manager Jack Advent proposed the role at the social media giant, as it comes into U.S. ownership, arguing that the younger Trump’s appointment could broaden TikTok’s appeal among young users. However, it is not known if his suggestion will come to fruition.
Newsweek reached out to the White House and TikTok by email to comment on this story.
The future of TikTok, which has an estimated 170 million users in the U.S., had looked rocky with American lawmakers raising concerns about national security, data privacy and foreign influence. A bipartisan mandate passed by Congress during former President Joe Biden’s presidency required TikTok’s China-based parent, ByteDance, to divest its American assets to avoid a nationwide ban.
But Trump said he wanted to secure an agreement and kept the app online temporarily. Then in September Trump—who has credited the social media platform for increasing the turnout of young voters in the 2024 presidential election—signed an executive order allowing the app to continue its operations in the U.S. if its U.S. assets were transferred to a consortium of American investors.
If the president’s son becomes involved in the venture it may raise questions about conflicts of interest and the extent to which the president might be able to influence the platform. […]
William F Hall, adjunct professor of political science and business, Webster University and adjunct instructor of political science at Maryville University and Washington University in St. Louis told Newsweek that if he joins TikTok, it could raise “serious concerns over both the efficacy, if not the inappropriateness, of such an appointment.” He said the appointment could create “an appearance of impropriety” and raise questions about “ethics and enrichment by public officials.”
An appearance of impropriety? In Trump world? The hell you say. And I just want to kick in that before Hunter Biden got on the board of Burisma he had a B.A. in history from Georgetown and a law degree from Yale. He also worked in banking as an executive vice-president and for the Department of Commerce focusing on e-commerce long before he ever went on the board of Burisma.
Barron, on the other hand, is a sophomore in college and he’s reportedly considering going to go straight into a position on the Board of Directors of a major social media company. And the Republicans were the ones trashing Hunter Biden’s credentials and qualifications?
Well, Barron’s a computer genius, we are told. Let’s hope that’s true because to be contemplating such things as a teenager with a few semesters of college under his belt, he better be the Orson Welles of business.
“Well, Barron’s a computer genius, we are told. Let’s hope that’s true because to be contemplating such things as a teenager with a few semesters of college under his belt, he better be the Orson Welles of business.”
Or he could be just like his Daddy and kill everything he touches.