Barron Trump to enter politics as Florida delegate at GOP convention

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Barron Trump, the youngest child of former President Trump is set to enter the political fray for the first time. 

The 18-year-old was picked by the Republican Party of Florida on Wednesday night as one of the state’s at-large delegates to the Republican National Convention, according to a copy of the results. 

Republican Party of Florida chairman Evan Power said the 18-year-old high school senior will serve as one of 41 at-large delegates from Florida to the national gathering, where the GOP is set to officially nominate his father as its presidential candidate for the November general election. NBC News was the first to report the story.

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Up until now, Barron Trump has stayed out of the political and public spotlight as he focused on his studies. His name was thrust into the public sphere recently after concerns were raised by his father that he may not be able to attend his son's graduation due to his ongoing "hush money" trial in New York City. 

However, the judge overseeing the trial said there would be no court on May 17 so that Trump could attend his son’s graduation.

Barron Trump attends a private high school near Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in south Florida. 

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He is the only child the former president and his wife, former First Lady Melania Trump share together. 

Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Trump’s youngest daughter, Tiffany, are also part of the Florida delegation to the convention taking place in Milwaukee from July 15 to July 18.

Eric Trump was selected as delegation chair, meaning he will place his father’s name in for the nomination.

A campaign official told ABC News that Barron "is very interested in our nation's political process."

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Eric Trump was selected as delegation chair, meaning he will place his father’s name for the nomination. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

"We are fortunate to have a great group of grassroots leaders, elected officials, and members of the Trump family working together as part of the Florida delegation to the 2024 Republican National Convention," Power said in an emailed statement to The Associated Press.

The former president officially became the presumptive Republican presidential nominee on March 12 when Georgia, Mississippi and Washington state held primaries. He called it a "really great day of victory" in a video message to supporters.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.