Donald Trump has made his children a major part of his business empire and even political apparatus over the years. That has led to most of them making constant appearances in front of the cameras. The major exception has been Barron Trump, who has largely been shielded from the media in an attempt to help him have a normal childhood.
However, that hasn’t stopped us from getting various glimpses of Barron over the years. These glimpses reinforced the very popular opinion that the young man takes after his father. He’s tall, confident, and handsome…the picture of a young Donald Trump. Right?
However, recent photos of Melania Trump have surfaced that make us thing Barron secretly looks more like his mother than his father. What are these photos, and how did we come to our conclusion? Keep reading to find out!
Most assume Barron Trump mostly takes after his father
Perhaps the most obvious reason people assume that Barron Trump takes after his father is his prodigious height. Donald Trump has always been famous for being very tall. And he isn’t afraid to use it to his advantage, often looming over his political opponents and looking down on them.
Given his intermittent appearances in front of the camera over the years, Barron Trump’s own growing height became a source of constant fascination. He just kept getting taller and taller, and these days, he’s even taller than his famous father. This seemingly cemented the idea that he is a miniature Donald Trump…an idea that Melania herself has reinforced over the years.
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Melania Trump has even agreed that Barron is a miniature copy of his father
Interestingly, nobody has done more to convince the world that Barron Trump looks and acts just like his father more than his mother. Melania Trump, for example, once told ABC News in 2013 that she considers him a “mini-Donald.”
What made her think that Barron was Donald’s very own mini-me? According to her, “he doesn’t mind putting on [a suit, but not every day. And he likes to dress up in a tie sometimes like Daddy.” Going beyond his fashion sensibilities, “he has a lot of energy and is very cute.”
Old photos of Melania resurface, surprising fans
So, the public thinks Barron Trump is the spitting image of his dad, and even Melania thinks he’s a “mini-Donald.” Why, then, do we now think Barron might secretly be a bit more like his mother than his father? It all comes down to some old photos that have recently resurfaced.
These are photos that Melania herself originally shared with Today. These rare pictures showed her early modeling career as a 16-year-old girl, and she looks very different than she does today. She had very little makeup for one thing; for another, she had a more rounded face than her current, angular appearance.
Looking at these photos again makes one surprising fact very clear: Barron Trump looks a lot like his mother did when she was younger.
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Comparing pictures of Melania and Barron Trump reveals shocking similarities
Looking at the photos side by side, we come to the big question: just how does Barron look like a young Melania? For one thing, they both have very thick eyebrows. These days, Melania’s eyebrows look very different, but in this vintage photo, we can see she is rocking the same kind of oversized brows that Barron has become known for.
The similarity between these two is arguably most apparent when you take a good look at both of their eyes. They have the same shape, which is a strong sign of Melania’s genes coming out on top. Additionally, they have the same eye color, and between the similar shapes and their matching baby blues, these too long far more similar than we had ever imagined. Far more similar, even, than Donald and Barron Trump.
After seeing these other similarities, we took close note of something that’s been staring us in the face for years now. Melania and Barron Trump both have the same brunette hair. Just one more way that “mini-Donald” is actually more like his mom rather than his blond-haired father!
Even Donald Trump once admitted Barron looks more like Melania
We’re not entirely sure how modern-day Donald Trump would react to people pointing out that his son looks more like his wife than him. Back in the day, though, the former president didn’t have a problem with it. In fact, he once pointed it out himself!
Back in 2006, Donald Trump gave an interview to the Palm Beach Post. Barron was only an infant then, and his father told the publication that “He looks more like Melania. And he’s like her in temperament. Very calm. Which is not easy when you’re around me.”
Ironically enough, Melania was also interviewed and opined about the most obvious ways that Barron looks like her. “He has my eyes, and beautiful brown hair.” Once upon a time, then, both of Barron’s parents agreed on the now shocking opinion that the child takes more after his mother than his father!
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