Eric Trump has opened up about what his younger brother, Barron Trump, said to Joe Biden during the presidential inauguration in January — a moment that quickly circulated online and sparked widespread speculation.
During the Nov. 14 episode of The Megyn Kelly Show, Eric, 41, recalled the brief interaction, which occurred just after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.
“Do you remember that whole controversy where [Barron] went up to Biden … and [the media] had all these like lip-reading experts [analyze it], and they’re like, ‘Barron just told Biden to go F himself’?” he said, referencing the viral theories that emerged after Barron shook Biden’s hand and whispered a short remark. (Barron also exchanged greetings with Vice President Kamala Harris.)
Eric explained that he eventually went straight to the source.
“One night … I call Barron, I go, ‘Buddy, look, what did you actually say?’ And he goes — it was something so polite I almost wouldn’t even get it right — but something like, ‘Congratulations and best of luck to you,’ or something like that,” he said. “Something very respectful.”
Eric continued by noting he once discussed the moment with podcaster Patrick Bet-David, emphasizing that Barron is not the confrontational type. “He doesn’t have that in him,” Eric said. “He’s a nice guy. He’s probably thinking it. He definitely has it up here,” he added, pointing to his head, “but he’s too courteous to actually go out there and say it. Barron’s a really nice kid.”
The exchange occurred just before Donald Trump delivered his inaugural address — a speech lasting over half an hour that included several pointed criticisms of Biden’s administration, with Biden seated only a few feet away.
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During the address, Trump pledged to end what he called restrictions on free speech, direct the government to recognize only two genders, protect students from feeling “ashamed” of their curriculum, and revive domestic energy production with “drill, baby, drill.” He wrapped his remarks with a bold promise: “Our golden age has just begun.”
Donald Trump is father to five children: sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., and daughter Ivanka Trump, with his late ex-wife Ivana Trump; daughter Tiffany Trump with Marla Maples; and Barron Trump with his wife, Melania Trump.
