Donald Trump is the winner of the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
But during his speech to an enthusiastic crowd of Republicans, much of the attention was on his son, Barron Trump, with many people surprised by just how tall he has become.
Four years after losing the White House to then-incumbent Joe Biden, Trump appears poised to return to Washington, D.C., following wins in several swing states in the 2024 race.
Leading up to Election Day, neither Trump nor Harris had a lead in the polls, making this one of the closest elections in recent history.
As results started coming in, it quickly became evident that Trump’s share of the vote was significantly higher than predicted, although he has yet to officially reach the required number of electoral college votes.
Speaking to a large crowd of supporters in Florida before the official result had been declared, Trump was accompanied on stage by his extended family.
This included his wife, Melania, and all of his children. Of the five, his youngest—18-year-old Barron—quite literally stood out as Trump announced his victory.
Standing at six foot seven, Barron’s height sparked comments on social media, with some wondering if he was the same young boy who stood with his parents in 2016 when Trump defeated Hillary Clinton.
One Twitter (formerly X) user joked: “Barron Trump may very well be just three normal height humans stacked on top of one another.”
Another wrote: “My goodness. Barron Trump is twice his height as eight years ago,” while a third asked, “Where the hell did Barron Trump get them damn height genes?”
Trump has spoken about Barron’s 6’7″ stature during his campaign.
At the Iowa caucuses in January, he mentioned Barron’s height while honoring his mother-in-law, Amalija Knavs, who had passed away earlier that month.
Trump said, per Metro: “Boy, did she take care of Barron.” He added: “That’s how he got so tall. He only ate her food. I said you’re gonna be a basketball player. He said, well ‘I like soccer dad’, actually.
“I thought… at your height, I like basketball better but you can’t talk them in to everything.” Trump said Amalija and her husband were “great parents to all of us… but also to Barron.”
