Ahead of Mother's Day on Sunday (May 10),Donald Trumphas issued praise for his wife Melania and her job in raising their "little boy", Barron. However, many of those who viewed his address at The White House couldn't help but express their confusionover his wording.
Earlier in the day, the pair had taken the time to honor fallen service members who were killed in Kuwait in March while supporting Operation Epic Fury, with Melania paying tribute in particular tomilitary mothers. Meanwhile, the President said of his 56-year old spouse: "Most importantly to her, she has done an incredible job as First Lady and she is an incredible mom."
Trump closed: "She has a little boy who is quite tall - he's a little boy to us, but he's quite tall, right?" He's great, Barron. And she takes great care of him. And thank you."
It was the words, "she has", that many took issue with.
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"He sounds like he’s talking about a child whose actions he doesn’t want to be held responsible for," one X user exclaimed in response to a video of the speech posted on X.
A second person pondered: "Does Trump forget he is Barron’s father?" A third commented: "What a weird way to phrase that."
While a fourth X user wrote: "This is so peculiar since he's the father of this little boy."
And a fifth asked: "Why is it always her son, her boy? So weird. Never calls him Barron by name. It’s almost like he unowned him a while ago."
Prior to Trump's comments, Melania declared: "It is these military mothers who find themselves alone, awake in their thoughts, in the darkest hours of the night.
"Of course, we must also remember the mothers with a spouse overseas, praying for a safe return so their family can become whole once again." I pray you find enduring strength as your loved one serves in defense of our freedom."
And she praised her husband: "Most know my husband as the strong Commander in Chief, but his empathy transcends the role and shapes a caring leader who constantly remembers each and every American soldier is someone’s child."
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