Donald Trump gave an address in Florida on election night, where he declared himself the winner of the 2024 presidential election, calling it a “magnificent victory for the American people”.
While the moment will go down in US political history, many viewers had their eyes on another member of the Trump family: 18-year-old Barron.
Many of us remember Barron as the quiet 10-year-old who followed his father around on his infamous 2016 presidential campaign trail.
But on Tuesday night, the now 18-year-old towered over the rest of his father’s team and members of his family – including his mother Melania and half-sister Ivanka – at an election night event in Florida. Barron’s height certainly made him stand out from the crowd.
How tall is Barron Trump?
Although his father is thought to be tall at 6 feet 2 inches, Barron trumps his father at 6 feet 7 inches.
During a campaign event in Iowa back in January, Mr Trump told the crowd that he had his late mother-in-law, Amalija Knavs, to thank for his youngest son’s height. “Boy, did she take care of Barron... That’s how he got so tall – only ate her food,” he said.
“I said, ‘You’re going to be a basketball player’,” he recalled of one conversation with Barron. “He said, ‘Well, I like soccer Dad, actually’.”
“I thought... at your height, I like basketball better, but you can’t talk them into everything.”
Mr Trump is now set to become the 47th president of the United States, edging out opponent Kamala Harris.
