Just watched Barron Trump playing peekaboo with an infant.

[nolabear]

I take back all speculation about autism, disability, whatever. He was engaged and adorable. He deserves a happy life and from here on out I will only hope he gets one.

I'd appreciate no snark. I feel I owe the child this.

[MFM008]

1. I hope he grows up a liberal

......

[tenorly]

27. Hear, hear.

Barron Trump might very well grow up to be the Ron Reagan of the 2040s and '50s. He'll certainly have seen more craziness by the time he's 18, than many of us see in a lifetime.

[monmouth4]

32. He truly is a beautiful child. Must be from Melania's side..n/t

[snooper2]

2. he is just a child, but remember

He will grow into this one day

[nolabear]

4. That's what I asked you not to do. You have no idea.

I'll hold the adults to a standard. He's ten. He doesn't deserve it.

[Raster]

8. No, 10-year old Barron Trump does NOT deserve the snark.

Uday and Quasay tRump are a different story... Have at it!

[Raster]

10. If Eric tRump had not been born into the tRump cabal...

...his name would be Cleetus and he would clean port-a-potties for a living.

[irisblue]

12. you got to choose your parents? Big Sis & both brothers are fair game, little kids aren't.

[woodsprite]

3. He has to be awfully lonely in a penthouse full of those grownups.

Even if Melania wanted to take him out to socialize and have fun with kids his own age, I'm sure the Orange One would nix it.

[MichMary]

5. Thank you for this

He is just a kid, and had no say about being thrust into the spotlight like he has been.

[cwydro]

6. I've seen DUers write some really nasty thing about him

Very sad.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

7. I wish Republicans would've been so kind to Amy Carter.

[Ellen Forradalom]

14. Or Chelsea Clinton.

I hope Barron is the one that gets away.

[leftynyc]

11. Thank you so much for this

Some DUers have been sickening in their trashing and faux concern about his mental health. I find it was embarrassing to our entire community. He's 10 years old and didn't ask for the degenerate to be his daddy - back the fuck off.

[Mister Ed]

13. Thank you.

Those who have harmed no one deserve no scorn.

[PatSeg]

15. I really feel for him

He looks like a very sweet child, living in a very strange world. I hope he survives being a Trump intact. His mother does seem to be very caring and protective. I don't think Donald really cares much about his children as a rule.

[moda253]

16. Why do we waste time talking about his kid?

Seriously grow up.

He is a kid.

So many other things to discuss and start working on and we are going to talk about a kid that has no choice in anything.

[nolabear]

20. Don't "Grow up" me. You're here too.

I'm making a kind observation about a kid. Jesus, people will bitch about anything...

[renate]

17. that's nice!

I'd have liked to have seen that. I love people who are intuitively comfortable with children and babies (and yes, at 10 he's a child himself, but not all kids know how to interact with babies).

[demmiblue]

18. I know a child on the spectrum who is drawn to infants, and who would appear the same way (OCD).

I am not saying that he is autistic, I am just saying that autism related signs and symptoms can be misconstrued without more extensive observation from a professional.

Personally, it seems to me as if he has a wee bit of social anxiety.

Nothing is wrong with either scenario.

What ticked me off to no end at the inauguration was that NONE of his siblings appeared to give him any comfort or support when he looked bewildered and terrified.

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

19. Oh Dear God shut up

He's a normal 10 year old kid. As a mother who has raised 4 kids, two boys...I assure you that Barron's behavior is normal, even for a child that hasn't been sheltered from crowds all of his life.

[demmiblue]

23. I think I didn't make myself clear.

You can reject the first portion (it was meant to show that autism is exhibited in different ways, depending on the child).

I simply thought that he was suffering from social anxiety (many shy kids do). I didn't say that it wasn't normal.

My other point was that there is nothing wrong with a child experiencing either scenario. Autistic children are often labeled, disenfranchised and bullied... my post was meant to show that they are people, too.

[Dream Girl]

30. You may be wrong. I'm assuming that none of the four kids you raised are on the spectrum. Some kids

on the spectrum are indeed drawn to babies or children much younger than they.

[jeanmarc]

21. More emotionally mature than his old man

Leave the kids alone, DU.

[In_The_Wind]

22. He is a cute kid. Playing peekaboo with a baby is fun at any age.

[NastyRiffraff]

24. I've always had sympathy for Barron

He always looks so sad. I'm glad to know he can be playful. Young children of public figures should be immune to snarky comments.

I do pity him for his parents.

[meadowlander]

25. If Donald Trump was my parent,

I'd have withdrawn into a shell of mortification at about the age of two, not to emerge until I moved away to college.

[lostnfound]

26. Cute kid and maybe he will make his dad slightly less likely to start Armageddon.

Young man, we can all overcome the deficiencies of our upbringings.

[cynatnite]

28. The bush's, the Clinton's and the Obamas...

Have raised kids in the WH. I can't imagine how difficult that would be even in the best of circumstances.

[Lint Head]

29. Did Hitler have a child?

[jeanmarc]

31. Tall kid.

10 years old and the orange man only has 7 inches on him.