Barron Facing More Calls to Be Drafted in the Military After Loophole Exposes the Reason He Could Be Exempt—’Do Something Your Father Didn’t’
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With the army recently increasing enlistment age, the possibility of a potential military draft is in the air. And with the conflict in Iran not looking like it’s going to end anytime soon, despite what some have said, that reality is hitting every man in the age range hard. But does that include President Trump’s youngest son, Barron?
Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, who is a decorated Navy SEAL veteran, thinks he should. “Do something your father didn’t have the patriotism to do,” Ventura said Tuesday on Piers Morgan Uncensored. Ventura was on the show to criticize Trump’s war in Iran.
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“How can you send somebody else’s kids to a war if you won’t send your own?” said Ventura, who served on an elite Navy Seals Unit during the Vietnam War. “There’s a simple thing as a leader, and you know this having been in the military—Trump wouldn’t know it because he’s a draft dodging coward…it’s this: A war is justified if you’re willing to send your kids.”
Trump never served in the military.
Barron Trump would be of draft age if a draft were authorized by the President and Congress. He is currently 20 years old. The army recently increased its maximum enlistment age to 42. The minimum age remains 17 with parental permission, or 18.
But would Barron actually have to join the army even if a draft existed? Ironically, the answer might be no. And it’s not because he’s the President’s son, but because of his height.
The youngest Trump stands at 6-foot-9, and right now, the US Army has a 6-foot-8 maximum height requirement. Why is this requirement in place? For safety. Taller individuals have problems fitting comfortably in standard military vehicles.
Barron has recently made news for reasons other than the possibility of his serving his country. The youngest Trump turned 20 on March 20, and reportedly had a private celebration that did not include his older siblings Don Jr., Eric or Ivanka. That decision was reportedly made by first lady Melania Trump.
Rob Shuter reported that the snub was intentional. “They’re not close — at all,” one source told him. “This wasn’t an oversight. They were left off the list.”
“Melania is in charge, and she wanted this to be about Barron — not about Donald Trump, and not about his other children,” an insider said. “This was a small, controlled, private celebration,” the source added. “And certain people were simply not included.”
The big age gap has made it so the siblings are reportedly not close. “Barron didn’t grow up with them in the same way,” an insider said. “There isn’t a real bond there.”
And reportedly, the first lady leaned into it. “She’s always kept Barron separate,” the source said. “This just made it obvious.”
Barron Trump attended his first year of college last year at New York University’s Greenwich Village campus, but is now reportedly studying at the NYU Washington campus and living in the White House.
