Where’s Barron Trump? Melania and Donald’s son missing from family line-up at RNC
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy When Donald Trump accepted the Republican party’s presidential nomination on the closing night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday night, the Trump family came out in force. Wife Melania and eldest daughter Ivanka — who have largely avoided the political limelight since Trump left the White House in 2021 — both joined him on stage as the crowd went wild and red, white, and blue balloons descended from the ceiling. Barron Trump at his father’s campaign rally in Doral, Florida, on July 9 But soon after the announcement, Melania’s office put out a statement saying that he “regretfully” could not accept the invitation due to prior commitments. On Thursday, a Trump campaign official also confirmed to Politico that Barron would not be in attendance for the historic moment where his father accepted the Republican party’s nomination for the third time and delivered his first speech since surviving an assassination attempt at the weekend.