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Evening Standard
Jordan Page

How tall is Barron Trump? 18-year-old towers over Republican dad during US election victory speech

Donald Trump gave an address in Florida on election night, where he declared himself the winner of the 2024 presidential election, calling it a “magnificent victory for the American people”.

While the moment will go down in US political history, many viewers had their eyes on another member of the Trump family: 18-year-old Barron.

Many of us remember Barron as the quiet 10-year-old who followed his father around on his infamous 2016 presidential campaign trail.

Donald Trump arrives for an election night event alongside former US First Lady Melania Trump and his son Barron Trump (AFP via Getty Images)

But on Tuesday night, the now 18-year-old towered over the rest of his father’s team and members of his family – including his mother Melania and half-sister Ivanka – at an election night event in Florida. Barron’s height certainly made him stand out from the crowd.

How tall is Barron Trump?

Although his father is thought to be tall at 6 feet 2 inches, Barron trumps his father at 6 feet 7 inches.

During a campaign event in Iowa back in January, Mr Trump told the crowd that he had his late mother-in-law, Amalija Knavs, to thank for his youngest son’s height. “Boy, did she take care of Barron... That’s how he got so tall – only ate her food,” he said.

Barron Trump with his father President Donald Trump in 2016 (Getty Images)

“I said, ‘You’re going to be a basketball player’,” he recalled of one conversation with Barron. “He said, ‘Well, I like soccer Dad, actually’.”

“I thought... at your height, I like basketball better, but you can’t talk them into everything.”

Mr Trump is now set to become the 47th president of the United States, edging out opponent Kamala Harris.

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