Melania Trump Credits Son Barron With Helping President-Elect Win 2024 Election

Barron Trump ‘knew exactly who his father needs to contact and to talk to,’ she told Fox News on Friday.

Former President Donald Trump and his son Barron Trump attend the funeral of Melania Trump's mother, Amalija Knavs, at Bethesda-by-the-Sea Church, in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 18, 2024. Giogio Viera/AFP via Getty Images

Melania Trump said on Friday in her first interview since the election that President-elect Donald Trump is receiving advice from their 18-year-old son, Barron Trump, crediting the younger Trump with helping his father win the 2024 presidential election.

Speaking to “Fox & Friends,” the incoming first lady said that “he was very vocal” in giving advice to his father on what media appearances to make in order to gain a more favorable shift among younger people.