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Chelsea Clinton Goes on Social Media to Defend Barron Trump
January 23, 2017
Last Updated: January 23, 2017
Chelsea Clinton speaks at The Gordon Parks Foundation Awards Dinner and Auction at Cipriani's Wall Street on June 3, 2014, in New York. (Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, defended President Donald Trump’s son, Barron, after people made jokes at his expense on social media.
The 36-year-old Clinton, who was 13 when her father assumed office in 1993, wrote on social media that Barron shouldn’t be a target.
“Barron Trump deserves the chance every child does—to be a kid. Standing up for every kid also means opposing POTUS policies that hurt kids,” she wrote on social media.
Traditionally, the children of politicians are off-limits, but with Trump assuming office, the trolling of his children hasn’t stopped.
U.S. President Donald Trump (C) waves to supporters as he walks the parade route with first lady Melania Trump (R) and son Barron Trump (L) during the Inaugural Parade in Washington, DC., on Jan. 20, 2017. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)Over the weekend, an “SNL” writer, Katie Rich, was heavily criticized after she joked that Barron, 10, would become the country’s first “homeschool shooter.” And “Modern Family” actress Julie Bowen also was slammed for making more innocuous jokes about the boy.
“I think Barron is on his Gameboy. Can’t say I blame him,” she captioned in a photo of Barron looking down at the floor. On Twitter, users complained that it was in poor taste to go after a 10-year-old boy. Others noted that Malia and Sasha Obama were considered off-limits during President Barack Obama’s two terms in office.
For her part, Bowen wrote on Instagram: “I love that Barron is just being a kid. My kids would be a horror show at a public event! Just trying to keep it light.”