From left: Melania Trump and Barron Trump at the Republican National Convention in August.Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty
Melania Trumphad a simple birthday message to share this weekend for her teenage son,Barron— and social media had plenty to say about it.
“Happy birthday BWT,” Trump, 50,tweetedon Saturday, using her son’s initials alongside three heart emojis.
She also shared an image of two black balloons that made a 15, for Barron’s age.
“You could have found a more cheerful pic,” one user wrote. “This looks quite morbid.”
A second user wrote: “happy birthday to Barron, but using black numbers for a 15th birthday strikes me as rather odd.”
Of course, there were defenders as well. “Can the Trump haters give their hate a break?” a user wrote.
Another tweeted: “Reading the responses… people are so sick. This is a mother celebrating her son.”
Tiffany Trumpalso wished her brother a happy birthday with acelebratory Instagram.
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Since PresidentDonald Trumplost his re-election bid in November, he, Mrs. Trump and their son have been living at their Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida.
A family sourcetold PEOPLE in Decemberthat Mrs. Trump was “checking out a good Florida school for Barron” at the time.
The teen was largely out of the spotlight during his years in the White House, because of his age. Sources have said repeatedly that Barron was Mrs. Trump’s focus as first lady and during their periodic trips to Mar-a-Lago before moving there in January.
“Melania is a great mother and that is her most important role,” one insider previously told PEOPLE. “Barron is the most important thing in Melania’s life.”
From left: Donald Trump, Melania Trump and their son, Barron, on Aug. 16, 2020.Susan Walsh/AP/Shutterstock
Barron Trump.Tasos Katopodis/Getty
In January,CNN reportedthat she was planning to continue some of her White House work, including her “Be Best” campaign spotlighting children’s welfare and anti-bullying.
That initiative drew regular criticism while she was first lady, given her husband’s use of social media to ridicule critics and rivals alike.
source: people.com
