Barron Learned of Trump Assassination Attempt During Tennis Lesson

Former President Donald Trump revealed that his youngest son, Barron Trump, learned about him being shot when he was at a tennis lesson.

During an interview with Fox News’ Mark Levin, Trump revealed his youngest son learned that his father had been shot while on the tennis court.

“He’s a good tennis player. And somebody ran up (and said), ‘Barron! Barron! Your father’s been shot,’” Trump recounted, adding that Barron reacted immediately: “He loves his father. He’s a good kid, a good student. And he ran, ‘Mom! What’s going on? What’s going on?”

Trump said his wife, former First Lady Melania Trump, was watching coverage of the July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania and saw the attempt on his life play out live. “She was watching it live. Can you imagine? And then I got up and let people know I was okay. Fight. Fight. Fight. But it was a big hit,” Trump said.

In a previous interview with Fox News, Trump had spoken about Melania’s reaction to seeing the assassination attempt: “When I could talk to people, I said, ‘So what was your feeling?’, and she said she can’t even talk about it, which is okay because that means she likes me,” he said.

At another point in the interview, Trump said that, after he had been taken to safety following the shooting, his son, Donald Trump Jr., who is “great with guns,” told him, “I can’t believe it. From that distance… I can’t believe it.”

“From that distance it’s supposed to be, like, a sure thing,” Trump continued, alluding that the shooter, Matthew Crooks, should have had no problem hitting him directly. “Like sinking a one-foot putt.” Trump had been showing a chart of border crossing statistics when he was shot. “If I turned around just a little bit less, or a little bit more,” he said. “If I turned around more or less, it was still the end.”

Barron Trump has experienced many changes this summer.

Donald Trump revealed last month that Barron will be attending college this fall. The 45th president kept the exact details close to the vest but did provide a few hints.

When asked about Barron’s college plans, Trump responded, “We’re going to announce it soon. He’s all set in a certain school that’s very good.”

“Is it in New York?” asked the reporter.

“It’s in New York,” Trump told the New York Post. “I’ll tell you soon. I’ll tell you after this. I’ll tell you off the record.” Barron, who has often stayed out of the spotlight compared to his siblings, has been praised by his father as a “very good student, smart.”

Now, a lot of people are asking if Barron will go to a prestigious university like NYU or Columbia as other famous people have.

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This comes as Trump has retaken a lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in a broad new national survey, a potential indicator that her “honeymoon” period with voters saw her close the gap with her GOP opponent after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in July could be waning.

According to a newly released Fox News poll, Trump bested Harris by a slim 1-point margin, 50-49 percent, which is well within the poll’s margin of error. Last month, the results were identical in terms of margins: Harris was behind Trump by one point, 48-49%—as was President Joe Biden, with the same 48-49% result.

Since the last poll, several high-profile events have occurred. Trump has survived an assassination attempt, chosen Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate, and formally received the Republican nomination at the party’s convention. Meanwhile, the Democrats have seen significant changes, removing Biden from the ticket and nominating Harris, who did not receive any primary votes.

By a slim margin, more Democrats support Harris (94%) compared to the percentage of Republicans backing Trump (93%), with Independents favoring Trump by 8 points. Trump maintains 95% of his 2020 supporters, while Harris retains 93% of Biden’s 2020 voters.

New voters, who haven’t participated in the last four general elections, are evenly split at 49% for each candidate, a shift from last month when they preferred Trump over Biden by 7 points, Fox noted.

There is a 22-point gender gap, as men favor Trump by 12 points and women favor Harris by 10, the outlet reported.

In the expanded presidential ballot, both Harris and Trump each receive 45% of the vote, while support for Kennedy is at 6%. The remaining candidates garner 1% each.

Kennedy’s support has decreased from 10% in July and a high of 15% in November 2023. Among those backing Harris in the head-to-head matchup, 7% shift their support to third-party candidates, compared to 9% of Trump supporters who do the same, the poll found.