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A viral clip shows President-elect Donald Trump asking UFC president Dana White if they can "make" his 18-year-old son, Barron Trump, "into a fighter."
The clip of the younger Trump meeting White for the first time was featured in the documentary series Art of the Surge chronicling his father's successful re-election campaign and shared on its X account.
“Hello. How are you? It’s very nice to finally meet you,” Barron said while meeting White before his father asks the UFC president, "Can we make him into a fighter?"
The comment drew laughs from onlookers, as well as a headshake from Barron who appeared to have no interest in cage fighting.
The clip also drew attention from viewers who had never heard Barron speak previously.
“First time I’ve ever heard Barron talk,” one commenter wrote.
“Barron has his Dad’s speech cadence!” another X user wrote.
Trump revealed that his teenage son was influential in him doing interviews on podcasts targeting a younger male demographic, which included appearances on the Joe Rogan Experience, This Past Weekend with Theo Von, Flagrant with comedian Andrew Schulz, Logan Paul's Impaulsive and Barstool Sports' Bussin' with the Boys. Barron recently began college at New York University.
The freshman was spotted with Secret Service agents on the NYU campus in several photos shared online prior to his father's confirmation. In May, Barron was reported to have declined an offer to serve as a Florida delegate to the Republican National Convention, which would've marked his official jump into the political arena, due to "prior commitments," according to a statement shared by the office of his mother to the New York Post.
The teenager would have joined his half-siblings Don Jr., Eric and Tiffany in representing the state's 41 at-large delegates, according to Florida GOP chair Evan Power.