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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Robert Gorgonio

Why Barron Trump Rarely Speaks: Melania's Ex-Assistant Claims Slovenian Accent and White House Isolation Played a Role

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President Donald J. Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and their son, Barron, walk across the South Lawn of the White House Sunday, August 18, 2019 (Credit: By The White House from Washington, DC - President Trump Returns to D.C., Public Domain,/wikimedia commons)

Barron Trump's rare public voice, or rather the lack of it, has become a small but stubborn fascination online, and a fresh batch of claims from a former Melania Trump aide is now fuelling that interest again.

In a widely shared TikTok account, Emily Weis said the ex-assistant described Barron as 'sad and lonely' during Donald Trump's first White House term, while also linking his quiet manner to his Slovenian accent and a largely isolated upbringing.

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