Barron Trump Could Be President Trump’s ‘Successor,’ ‘Beacon of Hope’ Who ‘Redeems’ His Family’s Name

President Donald Trump and Melania Trump‘s son, Barron Trump, may be the family member to carry on the Trump name in the political sphere.

The blue tsunami swept in during the November midterm election, leaving Democrats in control of the Senate and the House of Representatives after historic wins. With this being Donald Sr.’s last term in office, he is a lame duck, leaving questions about the future of the Trump family and the republican party.

In an article in The U.S. Sun published on Sunday, November 8, political strategists and experts weighed in.

Founder of public relations firm Kronus Communications, Adrienne Uthe, said she thinks Barron, 20, can one day pick up where the 80-year-old commander in chief leaves off.

“The successor though? Honestly, from the energy I’m seeing in pop culture, I think it’s Barron. People look at him like some kind of — OK, like a beacon of hope, a fresh start for the name,” she told the outlet. “If anybody’s gonna carry the baton forward and actually do it in a good way, it’s him. Hopefully. He might be the one who redeems the whole family.”

However, Mike Fahey, a political communications strategist, told the outlet that people shouldn’t get ahead of themselves thinking the college student — who is studying business at NYU — will lead the GOP.

“He’s young, recognizable, and hasn’t accumulated the political baggage carried by his older siblings,” Fahey said. “But I think it’s premature to turn someone who’s barely begun his adult life into the future of the Republican Party.”

Fahey pointed to Donald Trump Jr. — whom Donald Sr. shares, along with Ivanka, 45, and Eric, 42, with late ex-wife Ivana Trump — as an option, but not with full confidence.

“Don Jr. speaks MAGA fluently. He understands the audience, knows the players, and has cultivated his own following,” Fahey explained. “But does he have the crossover appeal needed to win a national election? That’s where I have serious doubts.”

Director of the School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University, Professor Peter Loge offered an even grimmer outlook on the Trump family.

“There is no Trump political dynasty. A dynasty requires more than one person or generation in a family to hold office. Trump is the only immediate member of his family to be elected to anything,” he noted. “Republican voters abandoned Trump in droves, he may be the most toxic name in politics. I expect that loathing would extend to the rest of his family.”

As Globe previously reported, during a September appearance on The Big Money Show, Melania, 56, admitted “the family time is suffering” since her husband took the Oval Office but, “Barron is already a young man, so sometimes he’s maybe even happy that I just want to do my stuff. And that’s OK.”