A liberal commentator is taking heat for how he chose to note the 18th birthday of former President Donald Trump’s youngest child, Barron.
Early Wednesday morning, liberal X user Mike Sington posted, “Barron Trump turns 18 today.”
“He’s fair game now,” Sington added.
Barron Trump turns 18 today. He’s fair game now. pic.twitter.com/S6kiROUWD5
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) March 20, 2024
According to the post, it was made at 7:44 a.m. Eastern Time, or 4:44 a.m. Pacific Time.
And several users commented on what they found creepy about making an early morning post about being able to attack an 18 year old.
This dude woke up at 645 AM and the first thing he did was tweet this. What a creepy freak. https://t.co/PX0Thppy1g
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) March 20, 2024
Huh? Being 18 makes a public official's kid open to criticism? Since when? When has 18 ever been the rule for criticizing the child of a famous person, esp when said child stays out of the spotlight? Or is this a statutory thing? Because it sure sounds like a statutory thing. https://t.co/VsVZeuqedc
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) March 20, 2024
Extremely normal thing to tweet about a teenage kid https://t.co/vIPtYby31C
— Gates McGavick (@GatesMcgavick) March 20, 2024
This is an incredibly creepy tweet. What exactly do you mean here, Mike? https://t.co/kqlCWHJzSf
— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) March 20, 2024
Having a countdown on a child's birthday isn't a great look. https://t.co/xKNyD8GlzJ
— Tom (@T_Gunz44) March 20, 2024
This is incredibly creepy. https://t.co/0LWTFOtFSi
— Kimberly Ross (@SouthernKeeks) March 20, 2024
This is so stupid and tribal. It's also weirdly medieval in its sense of lineal retribution. What has this kid done that makes him "fair game"? Fair game for what? Do you think the Obama kids are "fair game" now? Biden's grandkids? https://t.co/5douJW5lEC
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) March 20, 2024
As in, Mike is now looking to date Barron Trump? Weird flex man. Got that pedo/creep-nasty vibe. https://t.co/MsvSBYaS4W
— Kyle Seraphin (@KyleSeraphin) March 20, 2024
Some people wake up and say GM.
— Vanessa (@Nessakins_) March 20, 2024
Others wake up and tweet about a former president’s son turning 18—kinda fuckin weird. https://t.co/JQSlRlW1vN
Barron Trump has been the subject of various attacks since his father ran for politics, despite his age and the tradition of avoiding attacks on politicians’ families.