Former President Trump called his son Barron a "smart one." (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
He added that Barron, who will be able to vote for the first time this year after turning 18 in March, likes to give him political advice.
"It’s sort of funny, he’ll tell me sometimes, ‘Dad, this is what you have to do.’ So anyway, he’s a good guy. He’s a senior now in high school, and he’ll be going to college."
The 18-year-old had been selected as a delegate by the Florida Republican Party to the Republican National Convention, but declined it in a statement through his mother, Melania Trump’s office.
President Trump with first lady Melania and son, Barron, in 2019. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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His older children Eric, who is delegation chair, along with Donald Jr., his fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle, Tiffany and her husband, Michael Boulos, will serve as Florida delegates, according to The Hill.
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