Barron Trump Declines to Serve as Florida Delegate at GOP Convention

The former first lady’s office said he has ‘prior commitments.’

First lady Melania Trump (L) looks at her son Barron Trump after U.S. President Donald Trump delivered his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on Aug. 27, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Barron Trump, the 18-year-old son of former President Donald Trump, has declined to be a delegate for the Florida Republican Party (RPOF), according to the office of his mother, First Lady Melania Trump.

“While Barron is honored to have been chosen as a delegate by the Florida Republican Party, he regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments,” Ms. Trump’s office said in a statement provided to media outlets.