Donald Trump Thanks Barron After ‘Record’ Breaking Interview

Former President Donald Trump said that his live interview with internet personality Adin Ross “set an all time record” for the platform it was streamed from, and thanked his youngest son, Barron, for setting him up with the streamer. Trump sat down with the 23-year-old streamer, who is popular among conservatives, for over an hour
Donald Trump Thanks Barron After ‘Record’ Breaking Interview

Former President Donald Trump said that his live interview with internet personality Adin Ross “set an all time record” for the platform it was streamed from, and thanked his youngest son, Barron, for setting him up with the streamer.

Trump sat down with the 23-year-old streamer, who is popular among conservatives, for over an hour on Monday to discuss his reelection campaign, a move aimed at motivating young voters to the polls in November.

In a post to Truth Social a day later, Trump said that the interview “EXPLODED, but in a very positive way” on the platform Kick, which Ross often uses to stream himself playing video games. The online personality has also hosted interviews with controversial figures like Andrew Tate, a former kickboxer who was indicted last year on rape and human trafficking charges in Romania, and Nick Fuentes, a self-described white supremacist.

Former 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. Trump said that his youngest son introduced him… JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images

“Congratulations to Adin and his wonderful mother, father, and family, who I had the pleasure to meet,” Trump added in his post. “Thank you also to Barron Trump for the introduction to your friend, Adin. Young people are the future of America.”

Trump added in the post that the video “set an all time record” for Kick.com “with over 100 MILLION Views/Hits.” The interview garnered more than 580,000 views at one point during the live stream, but frequently held between 400,000 and 500,000 viewers.

Newsweek reached out to Kick’s press team for comment on Trump’s claim.

Barron Trump, the former president’s only child with former First Lady Melania Trump, is 18 years old and often avoids participating in politics, unlike Trump’s eldest children, Donald Trump Jr., Eric and Ivanka Trump.

The former president shouted out his youngest early into his conversation with Ross on Monday, however, saying that his sons “told me about you. They told me about how big—Barron, he said, ‘Dad, he’s really big.'”

Ross told Trump that he thought Barron was “awesome” and “very smart.”

Ross also gifted Trump a Tesla Cybertruck during Monday’s live stream, which was custom-wrapped with a photo of the former president raising his fist shortly after a gunman shot at him during a rally in Pennsylvania last month. Ross also gave Trump a gold Rolex watch.

The New York Times reported that the gifts likely exceed the limit on individual campaign contributions set by the Federal Election Commission, which is $3,300 per election. A Tesla Cybertruck starts at around $60,990.

Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told the Times that the campaign “will submit an advisory opinion to the FEC to seek guidance on how to handle the gifts.”

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