Barron Trump has grown up to be a witty, sharp and tough young man, according to those who met him.

Patrick Bet-David, Tom Ellsworth and Vincent Oshana shared their close encounter with Donald and Melania Trump's son earlier this month when they attended a dinner at Mar-a-Lago in Florida in the "PBD Podcast."

The trio were impressed by Barron's sense of humor. However, Ellsworth, author of "The Rat, the Race, and the Cage: A Simple Way to Guarantee Job Satisfaction and Success Thomas Ellsworth," said he cracked up the most when he heard the 18-year-old Trump's "honest life anecdotes."


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First lady Melania Trump (L) looks at her son Barron Trump after U.S. President Donald Trump delivered his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White House August 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla

"What was making me laughing was his honest life anecdotes about family, and it was just cracking me up," Ellsworth shared. "He was a kid he wasn't snide, he wasn't telling dirty jokes. He was very, very balanced talking about getting ready to go to college, talking about where he could make shift colleges if his dad's job changes and things like these, and just going through it, it just, it was cracking me up."

He also recalled Barron talking to his pal, Bo Loudon, a 17-year-old pro-Trump activist. Ellsworth said the pair discussed their "little life adventures together" and without going into details, he remembered Bo talking about his pains and going through things while Barron remained an "incredibly balanced, engaging, very witty [and] funny guy."

Bet-David also shared his take on the youngest Trump. Melania raised him away from the spotlight most of his life. However, the Iranian-American commentator, entrepreneur, author and YouTuber found Barron as someone who is "tough."


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Melania Trump puts her arm around son Barron Trump on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. Getty Images/Alex Wong

"For me, he was sharp, funny, sarcastic [and ] tough, not weak," Bet-David said before sharing Barron's reaction to a tweet calling him a "fair game" after he turned 18.

"Hey, you know they said the other day it's officially a fair game to come out after me. I don't care; good, do it. I get it, they've gone and done it to every kid, what's the difference?'" Bet-David shared, recalling what Barron told them.

When Barron turned 18 on March 20, Mike Sington, a former senior executive at NBCUniversal and Hollywood's ultimate insider, took to X, formerly Twitter, and wrote in a since-deleted tweet, "Barron Trump turns 18 today. He's fair game now."


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US President Donald Trump and his son Barron wave as they board Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on August 16, 2020. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images

The tweet raised several eyebrows, with many defending Barron because he's a private person. Sington received an intense backlash for what he tweeted. He later clarified to Newsweek via X direct message that he didn't want to harm Barron.

"I posted he was 'fair game' now, meaning, as an adult, he's 'fair game' for criticism from the press," Sington said. "Someone pointed out to me 'fair game' could mean fair game to be harmed. I don't wish physical harm on anyone, so I took it down. I listen to the comments and criticism I receive."


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Former US President Donald Trump (R) stands with his wife Melania Trump (2L) their son Barron Trump (C) and father-in-law Viktor Knavs, at the start of a funeral for Amalija Knavs, the former first lady's mother, outside the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea, in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 18, 2024. GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images
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