I’m almost sorry for Barron Trump. I say “almost” because the entire family is such a bunch of swine, that I have no reason to believe that Barron is any kind of an exception. But perhaps he is. Very little is known about him, he keeps a low profile. But it’s got to be a drag to be in college and have an idiot father making you look like a total fool. Donald Trump was once again asked about Barron and Barron’s “aptitudes.” (Or this tape is a republication of an earlier episode in Trump world.) What Trump made up on the spot was the story of Barron And The On-Button. Trump seems to be simply convinced that finding the on button to a laptop requires superior intelligence. Maybe it’s because the on button is located in a row with those numbers. or above those numbers. Donald was never good with numbers and that’s why an economics professor at Wharton called him, “The goddamnest dumbest student I ever had.”
At first, it would take Barron a few tries to find the power button. After he was able to remember its location, he became a troubleshooting phenomenon. pic.twitter.com/h9iP3UpoBM
— 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐲 🇺🇲⚓ (@YankReb69) August 22, 2025
Let’s see if we correctly comprehend the issue here, shall we class?
- Trump turned off the computer because he’s omniscient and that’s what omniscient guys do;
- Five minutes later Trump came back and SHAZAM!! BEHOLD!! The computer was ON!!!
- Startled and non plussed at the kind of intellect that it takes to find a computer on button in only FIVE minutes, Trump has turned this anecdote into a family legend, one that will doubtless be passed down for generations to come: “Pssst…did you know that great great great grandpa could find an on button on a computer in less than five minutes?” “Fuck. Do you think I’m that stupid? Nobody is that smart, not even Barron Trump.”
Is that about the size of the situation, from what we can tell here? Barron’s classmates must be howling. New York University is a good school but even if it was the lowliest junior college in America, or a grade school for that matter, a father bragging that his son can find the on switch to his own computer is something straight out of the You Can’t Make This Shit Up file.
Now if Barron had written some impressive piece of code with said computer — or a piece of poetry, either way — if he had used the computer as it is intended to be used, as a tool to create things of value in either the digital world or the physical world, then that would indeed be worthy of taking note.
And who knows WHY Trump told this absurd anecdote but the logical reason is that he has no idea if his kid has any aptitude for either business or politics. And how would he? Trump himself has no aptitude for either. Trump only knows television and for reasons which will be discussed for centuries to come, I suspect, Trump’s knowledge of television was enough to get him two terms in the White House.
That would have been the question for Ingraham to ask, “What is Barron’s aptitude for TV?” Because in Trump world, that is the only thing that matters. Degrees or licenses or actual skills pale in insignificance to the ability to convince somebody on TV that you have the ability or skill which you’re claiming to have.
Be honest now, because this is an anonymous question: How long did it take YOU to figure out this was the on button? And then how long did it take you to figure out that you should push it? Or, did you pause for a long time under the impression that using telepathy you could activate the on/off switch? Let’s be rigorously honest now.
The usual work-around for something being turned off is to turn it on.
— Died in an anomaly (@OwMySkull) August 22, 2025
Maybe in la famille Trump but not in the real world. Personal computers began appearing on desks in corporate America in the early to mid-eightiest. By the end of the 80’s everything was computerized. And the internet was in its infancy in the 80’s as well. Trump was a young man in the 80’s — but he wasn’t conversant with office equipment because that was in his Studio 54 days, and his “own personal Vietnam” which was avoiding sexually transmitted diseases.
But in all truth, if Trump wanted to “say your son is a dumb son of a bitch without saying he’s a dumb son of a bitch,” making the kid out to be a technical genius because he can find the on button on his own laptop in five minutes is the way to get the concept across.
They must be howling and screaming at NYU. I know that back in my college days (which were pre-computer) if we had had a presidential son attending the school and he was considered a technical genius because he could find the on switches for the typewriters and adding machines, we would have been on the floor.
All I can say to Barron is this: look at how your half-brothers turned out. If you have any brains and if you’ve made any money with crypto, run. Get the hell away from your whacked out father as soon as possible. Grow a beard, change your name, and live overseas. That is the recipe for a good life.
Your “… All I can say to Barron is this: … run…” Maybe Barron can run in the north direction, to across the border … where it’s suspected that’s where his real father is? There he may find a modicum, or ember, of concern in existence for his welfare … well, maybe not. Barron is the end product of being owned and raised by a family, south of said border, that’s simply, as you state above “… a bunch of swine …” but it doesn’t stop Barron to give it a go, make a break, and chart his own course.
Uh, no thanks. We really don’t need him, and honestly, he would be SOOOooooooo unwelcome. I was in Wegman’s the other day and sent my friend a video of all the cereals in the cereal section. She was amazed but asked how many were Canadian? I had no clue. So she said “don’t bother, I will not buy ANYTHING that’s American anymore” And there you have the problem. Sorry kiddo. May I suggest Russia? You will be very welcome there and perhaps you could bunk with Edward Snowden. You two will be great pals.
I think there are only two possibilities: 1. Barron doesn’t realize his father is a POS, in which case he’s hopeless; 2. Barron does realize his father is a POS and he’s got enough sense to get away from it all and live his own life. Those are admittedly broad brush strokes but with a polarizing personality like Donald Trump’s, you pretty much have to be on one side or the other.
I’d love to give him the benefit of the doubt, but an apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
He is a member of the Trump family, being brought up in the same environment as the other members.
It would be highly unusual if he turned out any different to his other brothers.
Highly unusual and a true testament to some actual intelligence and spine. Fred Trump Jr got away, became the airline pilot he always wanted to be despite Fred Sr’s contempt but eventually succumbed to the stress and strain. Fred Jr’s daughter Mary got well away, became a clinical psychologist and a vociferous Trump family critic via podcasts and books.
Concinity, do you have kids??? Trust me, apples can fall FAR from trees, which in the case of my very adult married kids, that’s a good thing. But seriously, consider Mary Trump. Same DNA, VERY different human being
The other issue is that Melania is the female Donald, so Barron might not have a chance, on those facts. He’s doomed to be a materialistic, self-centered asshole with both parents that are that. Or, who knows? Maybe he’ll break the mold. A lot of kids rebel against bad parents, as well as bad kids rebelling against good ones. This I have seen in life. I think we’ll have to wait a few more years until Barron at least deigns to speak a few sentences or two publicly and we can figure out what side of the line he falls on.
given what info is out there and his involvement In a crypto scam (they fleeced their customers didn’t they?) it looks like he’s planning to join his brothers in the grifting industry. it’s going to be a shock when they discover that after daddy is gone no cares about them any more.
I did read a story where Barron had benefitted by crypto, so you may very well be right. In all seriousness, if I was him I would grow a beard, die my hair, get colored contacts and live with another name someplace, just to see what it’s like not to be a Trump. Or, he may prefer to live in the bubble. He’s still at home with Mommy at Trump Tower.