Is Donald preparing 'Emperor Barron' to be the NEXT President Trump? Insiders reveal the 18-year-old's private ambitions - and why Don's other sons would lose a family succession battle

Throughout his childhood, Barron Trump’s fiercely protective mother Melania did each she could to shield her son from nan worst excesses of a life successful nationalist view.

Such was her occurrence successful squirreling him distant — moreover arsenic his begetter became nan astir celebrated man successful nan world — that very small is really known astir Donald Trump’s youngest child.

Despite towering complete his 6’3” begetter astatine 6’9”, Barron cuts an unassuming figure, seldom speaking, smiling shyly arsenic he slips betwixt blacked-out SUVs and nan family apartments astatine New York’s Trump Tower, and – of people – ever pinch mom fixed astatine his side.

He was conscionable 10 years aged erstwhile his begetter was first elected president successful 2016 and erstwhile Melania, contempt each her perceived coldness, insisted connected personally preparing his meal and luncheon each day.

That image of a tense ‘mummy’s boy’ was each but shattered connected Tuesday night. At a raucous Trump rally successful Miami, family home-territory amid MAGA hats and flags aplenty, Barron – who turned 18 successful March – was officially inducted into his father’s world.

‘Welcome to nan scene, Barron,’ Trump boomed, gesturing to his son, who stood up from his front-row spot and waved to nan adoring crowd. ‘He has had specified a bully easy life, now it's a small spot changed.’

Melania, meanwhile, was hundreds of miles distant successful New York, engaged hosting a Republican fundraiser. Not that Barron appeared to mind, grinning arsenic his begetter joked: ‘You’re beautiful popular!’

But does this jovial summertime rally signify thing deeper?

Trump insiders person agelong asserted nan erstwhile president hopes to found a generational governmental dynasty to rival nan Kennedys and nan Clintons.

Could Barron’s coming of property beryllium nan infinitesimal Donald’s been waiting for?

‘[Trump] wants his past sanction to resound done nan halls of powerfulness successful Washington agelong aft he exits,’ Thomas Gift, caput of nan Centre connected US Politics astatine University College London, tells DailyMail.com. ‘If Trump wins successful 2024, you tin stake he'll want a ample domiciled successful anointing his apt successor, preferably personification who's portion of his family tree.’

During Trump’s presidency, rumors swirled that his eldest girl Ivanka, now 42, was nan clear favourite to carry connected nan mantle.

Certainly it made sense. Ivanka was among nan apical aides successful his administration, serving her begetter alongside her hubby Jared Kushner.

But erstwhile she stepped backmost from authorities successful 2022, saying ‘while I will ever emotion and support my father, going guardant I will do truthful extracurricular nan governmental arena’, she near a spread successful nan statement of succession.

Trump’s different 2 sons, Eric, 40, and Donald Jr, 46, person some been progressive successful authorities for a while now.

Don Jr successful peculiar has emerged arsenic thing of a consigliere to his father successful nan post-presidency years — notably attending each of Trump’s seven-week Manhattan way complete hush-money payments this spring.

But whether he aliases Eric person nan charisma and — critics whitethorn snipe — nan intelligence to proceed Trump’s bequest is somewhat uncertain.

‘The problem is, there’s still only 1 Donald Trump. He’s a uniquely iconoclastic fig who can’t easy beryllium replaced, moreover by his ain kin,’ Gift says.

At Tuesday’s Miami rally, Trump moreover appeared to joke astir nan issue. Barron is now ‘more popular’ than Don Jr and Eric, he teased, adding: ‘We sewage to talk astir that.’

But is Barron unfastened to nan conversation?

Since turning 18 and graduating from nan exclusive Oxbridge Academy successful West Palm Beach, rumors has abounded astir his ambitions for nan future.

It is not yet known wherever he will be assemblage — though Trump indicated Tuesday that his boy had now ‘decided’.

Possibilities are said to see New York University, Georgetown (Eric’s alma mater) and nan University of Pennsylvania, wherever some his begetter and Don Jr study economics.

But while Barron’s ain prime of taxable and profession goals haven’t been publically confirmed, a move into nan world of authorities seems progressively likely.

‘He’s acold much politically willing than group realize,' an insider told nan Mail successful May.

'I spot each nan attributes of a early President if he has nan appetite for it. And why not? He has nan Trump genes.'

MAGA fans are surely buying into nan Barron accession narrative, moreover starting to mention to him arsenic ‘Emperor Barron Trump’ online.

One fan, Ben Berry, shared a video connected X of himself stopping Trump astatine Mar-A-Lago earlier this twelvemonth and asking: ‘You person a awesome family, successful peculiar Barron's fame is growing. What hopes and aspirations do you person for your son?’

‘They opportunity that Barron is getting very popular. Barron, ladies and gentlemen, Barron Trump is getting very popular,’ Trump replied.

Even nan Republican bigwigs look keen to get Barron connected board, announcing successful May that he’d been selected arsenic a Florida delegate for adjacent week’s summertime statement convention.

Melania ‘regretfully declined’ nan invitation connected his behalf, saying he was ‘honored’ to beryllium asked but had ‘prior commitments’.

Barron has agelong been utilized to his mother’s indomitably maternal spirit.

She collapsed pinch contented erstwhile Trump was elected, initially choosing to enactment successful New York and support Barron pinch her, insisting he decorativeness his schoolhouse twelvemonth successful nan metropolis alternatively of transferring to DC’s Sidwell Friends schoolhouse wherever nan Clintons, Bushes and Obamas each sent their children.

'While he was still a insignificant she zealously protected him and we knew very small astir nan specifications of his regular life,' a family root told DailyMail.com.

'I deliberation he's allowed to make much decisions for himself now [that he’s 18]. He tin induce anyone to meal he wishes. He's slow becoming much public.’

Last week, arsenic news reverberated astir President Biden’s disastrous capacity astatine CNN’s statement face-off pinch Trump, footage emerged of Donald sat pinch Barron by his broadside successful a play cart.

In nan recording, Trump tin beryllium heard cruelly joking pinch labor that Biden is an 'old surgery down heap of crap' and will beryllium 'quitting nan race’, earlier turning his ire connected Vice President Kamala Harris and saying: ‘She’s truthful f***ing bad.’

Astute governmental watchers were speedy to constituent retired that — while he remained silent — Barron was noticeably nodding on arsenic his begetter spoke.

Melania’s erstwhile White House main of unit Stephanie Grisham told DailyMail.com this week that she wasn't amazed by this.

‘Now he’s 18 he tin make much of his decisions,’ she said, adding that it is ‘very possible’ Barron will take a profession successful politics.

‘He’s statesmanlike. It’s almost for illustration royalty.’

Whatever happens, Grisham insisted that Barron would ever person his mother to trust on.

‘Melania would support immoderate determination he made, she would beryllium location to springiness advice, nary matter what her thoughts were privately,’ she said.

So, pinch nan support of his father, nan Republican statement and now moreover his mother’s blessing, it raises nan question: Have we conscionable been introduced to nan caller look of nan Trump dynasty?