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Melania tweets viral pic of Barron Trump voting on Election Day for 'first time, for his dad'


Barron Trump, the sole child of Donald and Melania Trump, is a college freshman at NYU.

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Add the title of "proud mom" for Melania Trump − Barron Trump, her only child with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, officially cast his first vote.

The former first lady tweeted a photo of her very tall 18-year-old son shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, aka Election Day 2024. The Palm Beach Daily News, a Paste BN Network newspaper, reported earlier in the day that Donald and Melania Trump voted at the Mandel Recreation Center near Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach. But it wasn't known at the time whether Barron Trump cast a ballot.

Until Melania Trump's tweet. As of 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, the tweet has already been viewed more than 2.5 million times. Its message? "Voted for the first time - for his dad! #18yearsold #presidentialelection #proud"

The photo of Barron Trump does not show his face, but it is on the official X account (formerly known as Twitter) of Melania Trump. Barron Trump is a freshman at New York University, attending NYU Stern.