Chelsea Clinton Reacts To Comments Barron Trump Is 'Fair Game' At 18: 'Leave Him Alone'
Chelsea Clinton is defending Barron Trump amid comments he's "fair game" for the media now that he's a legal adult.
On Friday, Clinton appeared on "The View," where she was asked by co-host Ana Navarro about her thoughts on the debate over how the press should cover former President Donald Trump and Melania Trump's son, who turned 18 last week.
Navarro explained that although Barron has "largely stayed out of the spotlight" and is not involved politically like his older siblings, some in the media have said he's now "fair game" because he's no longer a child.
In response, the only child of former President Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton insisted that Barron should be left alone because he is a "private citizen."
"I feel so strongly that if you are a private citizen, you have an unimpeachable right to privacy, and I think the media should leave him alone," Chelsea told Navarro.
Chelsea added that the conversation is "different" when it comes to Donald's older children, who have appeared at campaign events and even taken up roles in the White House during his presidency.
Chelsea pointed out that the older Trump children "put themselves in the public domain" and acted as "campaign surrogates" for their father.
Former President Trump's two oldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, have been active participants in his 2024 presidential campaign.
While she played a major role in her father's previous campaigns, Ivanka Trump announced in 2022 that she no longer wants to be involved in politics.
Tiffany Trump has also not been a major player in her father's current campaign.
Chelsea's comments came days after former NBC executive Mike Sington faced backlash over his post about Barron on the teen's 18th birthday.
"Barron Trump turns 18 today. He's fair game now," Sington posted on X, formerly Twitter, Wednesday.
Sington later explained in a statement to Newsweek that that he meant the teen was "fair game for criticism from the press."
He said he removed his original post because his use of the phrase fair game could be misinterpreted as "fair game to be harmed."
Sington emphasized that he does not wish physical harm on Barron or any other person and listened to criticism he received for his post.
This is not the first time Chelsea has stood up for Barron.
Weeks after Trump's 2016 victory, Chelsea addressed the negative comments on social media aimed at the then-10-year-old boy.
"Barron Trump deserves the chance every child does -- to be a kid," Clinton wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
