Kids often get embarrassed when their parents start publicly bragging about them: "Orlando's home run helped get the team into the state championships!" "Tansy's Etsy shop already made 8,000 sales!" But it's probably even worse when those boasts aren't exactly enthusiastic and take place on the world stage. In April 2023, following Donald Trump's arraignment in a Manhattan court just hours earlier on criminal charges of falsifying records, he made a speech at Mar-a-Lago blasting the indictment and everyone involved in it. 

Yet, even in the midst of his tirade, Donald took a moment to acknowledge his family — and toss in a mention of Barron Trump's stature, of course. As seen here in footage shared by the Daily Mail, the former president pointed out Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and several other family members in the audience, remarking, "I have a son here who's done a great job, and another son here, he's done a great job. And Tiffany, and Ivanka — and Barron will be great someday." 

Donald continued, "He's tall. He's tall. And he's smart. But I have a great family, and they've done a fantastic job, and we appreciate it very much." Barron wasn't in the audience at the time (nor was Ivanka, for the record), so he didn't get to hear his father mention his height yet again — or imply that he was less accomplished than his step-siblings. Among the commenters on the story was a Pittsburgh parent who noted, "Hmmm, my kids were always great no matter what age they were."