So is Viscount, Duke, Barron whatevs still off limits?

[Aviation Pro]

After his debut this past week, I don’t fucking think so.

[fierywoman]

1. He's 18 -- theoretically, he's of age.

[JoseBalow]

67. You spelled "literally" wrong

[ZonkerHarris]

78. at 13 Amy Carter was never off limits to Republicans. They were vicious too. Fuck Barron.

Little Hitler Youth wanna be

[Wuddles440]

85. Exactly!

This 'courtesy' is never extended to the children of Democrats.

[BlueCheeseAgain]

2. Yes.

And even if you don't think so from a principle point of view, what's to be gained from attacking someone who's 18 and not politically involved?

Leave him alone.

[obamanut2012]

4. He is politically involved -- he spoke at the Miami rally and attcked "The Left"

[BlueCheeseAgain]

9. I can't find any source for this-- can you give one?

All I see is that he stood up and waved during a rally in Doral.

[Think. Again.]

10. oh, in that case...

....every day is Punch-a-Nazi day soooo....
.

[WarGamer]

66. He spoke? Got a source?

[emulatorloo]

3. I musta missed it, what's the little rascal been up to?

[Aviation Pro]

8. He was introduced by Motherfucker

At the cult rally in Doral. The scion of tired, old spunk stood up, waved at the assembled zombies and then gave a fist pump.

To me this signifies that he’s being groomed ahead of the rest of Motherfucker’s whelps. Oh, Mercedes, wasn’t in attendance, must have negotiated a few more bucks in the pre-nup.

[emulatorloo]

20. Thanks. Googled around a bit, Trump claims Barron is giving him political advice.

[ShazzieB]

76. Hce waved and did a fist pump?

Oh, the horror! What an abomination! Whatever shall we do? *clutches pearls and collapses on fainting couch*

Seriously, how utterly trivial and insignificant. Sorry, but I just can't work up any indignation over the kid* showing up at a rally and cheering for his father.

*A legal adult can be a kid in many ways. Turning 18 invests a person with certain rights under the law; it does not automatically confer immunity or good judgment on a person.

[NJCher]

81. Pre nup

I was listening to a meides touch.earlier about her refusing to show up for his rallies. She totally looks at him as a money making operation. To get her to show up, he and his scammer assistants invented an award for her supposed good works.

She still didn’t show up.

So trump accepted his own scam award for her.

Meides had audio footage of this. Oh did I laugh.

[we can do it]

5. Fuck the little nazi prick.

[Xavier Breath]

14. This would be the correct answer. n/t

[obamanut2012]

6. Nope, he spoke at the Miami rally and attacked the evil Left for being mean to his daddy

Marla Maples is also now no longer off limits imo.

[Think. Again.]

11. They got to marla maples too?

[BlueCheeseAgain]

12. Now I'm even more confused.

What did Marla Maples do?

[emulatorloo]

16. She volunteered to be Trump's VP, would be honored to do so.

[BlueCheeseAgain]

21. That's just weird. Why did anyone even ask her?

Never mind. I couldn't care less about that.

[emulatorloo]

22. Link to short DU thread

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219134371

Donald Trump's ex-wife says she is 'open' to serving as his vice president

Donald Trump's ex-wife Marla Maples said she is open to helping the former president's reelection campaign in any way, even if that means serving as his vice president.

The presumptive Republican nominee's second wife said everyone in the Trump family is supporting his 2024 campaign in an interview with The Evening Standard this week. She defended Trump when asked about his criminal conviction and said she didn't think "there was a crime done" in response to a jury finding him liable for sexual abuse of the writer E. Jean Carroll. Maples laughed at sources' claims that she has ambitions to be Trump's running mate but did not rule it out as a possibility.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/politics/donald-trump-s-ex-wife-says-she-is-open-to-serving-as-his-vice-president/ar-BB1pL04w?ocid=BingNewsSerp

Or, maybe she can step in as surrogate First Lady so Melania doesn't have to bother. This is so strange on many levels.

[Dave Bowman]

23. She's milking this crazy situation for attention.

"Marla Maples open to serving as Trump VP"

https://www.thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4763592-marla-maples-trump-vp-pick/amp/

[kskiska]

61. Also, now that her daughter Tiffany is in tight with Trump

due to her marriage to a Boulos, the son of a Lebanese businessman who does business with Nigeria and other countries that could influence Trump's muslim voters.

[WarGamer]

74. we're waiting for the source that he spoke...

still waiting.

[Blaukraut]

7. Melania kept him from his father as long as she could

Now that he's 18, he is attached to daddy's hip. The kid is loving every minute of it. He's emulating his father even down to the mannerisms and hairstyle. So he's no longer off limits, just like his older siblings.

[Maeve]

13. His title is na-barron, heir to the throne

Points if you know the Dune reference...
And once he spoke at a rally, he became fair game

[Aviation Pro]

18. The Sting or Austin Butler variant?

I’ll go with the psychopath played by Butler.

[Maeve]

25. I favor the books over the movies, but....

He was not bred to be mentally healthy.

[greatauntoftriplets]

45. And his code name is Damien Thorn.

[Maeve]

49. There is definitely a resemblance!!

Good one, a chara!

[BigmanPigman]

15. He was also in that golf cart

with tRump when he bad-mouthed Harris the other week. The tRump DNA is toxic.

[TheRealNorth]

17. Well, if we go back to being a monarchy...

Maybe the kids will deal with each other like how the sons of the Ottoman Sultan dealt with each other during a succession.

[leftieNanner]

24. As in many of Shakespeare's tragedies

Everybody dies.

[UTUSN]

19. He *is* politically involved

* besides being a adult,

* was in the golf cart and nodded when his supposed papi said those ugly things couple weeks ago,

* pumped fists at supposed papi's rally

[LeftInTX]

26. But he has done anything that is worth the time and effort of bashing.

What good would it do?

[UTUSN]

30. * he is accepting for future use

Being lionized by wingnuts as being (they say) JFK Jr "smart, attractive, heir".

Attacking wingnuts does wonders good for me.

[TexasDem69]

29. A nod and a fist pump?

That’s it?

[UTUSN]

34. Inserting my post 30 here. I'll do my own solidarity i guess.

[TexasDem69]

36. Solidarity with whom?

There’s zero reason to attack this particular person. Any decent person would agree. What he might do in the future isn’t an excuse for something he hasn’t done yet

[UTUSN]

41. With me and others who don't impose their personal preferences on others.

[TexasDem69]

44. My personal preference is we focus on the many failings of Trump

And leave his family out of it. I don’t support attacks on the family of politicians, especially their children, whether we are talking about the children of President Obama, Trump or any other politician. It’s cowardly and disgraceful.

[UTUSN]

48. What part of (your) personal preference fits with what "we" should do. Bye.

[TexasDem69]

54. We should be adults who engage in civil discourse

But you obviously disagree

[UTUSN]

59. I disagree with your deciding about "adults" and "civil discourse". Bye, again.

[ShazzieB]

73. Well, I agree with you!

Some of these comments are petty gross. I HATE to see Demcrats stooping so low. We should be better than this!

[Permanut]

77. Grammar alert.

and off topic.

I get the message of this prayer, poem, whatever, but every time I see it I want to get a marker and change "I am I" to "I am ME"

I know, I need to get a life.

[malaise]

27. No

😀

[TexasDem69]

28. What exactly did he do to earn the wrath of DU?

I prefer to focus on Trump, not his children, especially one who just turned 18 and has never held any official position

[msongs]

32. if he is campaigning he is fair game. nt

[TexasDem69]

33. Ok what campaigning has he done?

[msongs]

35. endorsing his father by appearing at rallies. he has not disavowed such support otherwise nt

[TexasDem69]

37. A very thin reed

But if folks want to criticize children that’s their prerogative. Pretty sure we’re not going to convince any voters that Biden is the better candidate by attacking a teenager.

[msongs]

47. he is a legal adult. he endorses a candidate that some of us on DU oppose nt

[TexasDem69]

55. I would think everyone on DU opposes Trump

I certainly do. I’m still not going to attack Trump’s son for endorsing his father. There’s nothing to be gained from doing so.

[Aviation Pro]

39. What brings out my venom is this

I compete at powerlifting events and I see the juniors put in a lot of time and effort into the sport. Some of the men go on to take out Option 40 contracts (Ranger Regiment), 18X (Special Forces) or SEAL contracts. These 18-year-olds take great risks to serve their country at the highest levels.

Then this protected, privileged oxygen thief shows up to his baby daddy’s ‘rally’ and by dint is anointed as a future prince.

Well, fuck that. He would do himself a solid if he left his cloistered life and failed a few times, but like the rest of his oxygen thieving family going back to when great granddad fled Germany, he won’t.

[TexasDem69]

42. Except you know nothing at all about this individual

Other than a few photos here and there. You’re blaming him for his father’s sins

[Aviation Pro]

43. Consider the Kim's of NoK

Consider the lines in KSA.

The sins of the fathers are embedded in the DNA of their offspring.

[TexasDem69]

46. Bullshit

[Butterflylady]

57. He's been brainwashed.

Just like the rest. So,fair game.

[Brenda]

83. Nailed it, thanks. nt

[tazkcmo]

53. Can't speak for DU. just me.

Little Prince Shitzinpantz apparently is all in with emulating his "father" (prove it) probably in hopes of securing the crown after the King's last bowel movement on Earth. He did his best fist pump ala Sen. Hawley the Swift (M-Misory) to the Magat swarm and talked shit on baby eating liberals.

He also has completed his post puberty prince training and turned 18. Rumor has it that King Shitzinpantz was so pleased with the prince's traing (Specifically his grabbing technique which rarely caused any bruising.) that he bestowed upon him a pair of Princess Sparkle's panties the King had "found" lying about.

He's an adult. He obviously is a Magat. Magats are traitors.
Prince Shitzinpantz has earned not only my wrath but also my contempt, disrespect and loathing.

That's how I feel and I accept that you may disagree.

[chowder66]

60. I agree with you about Barron but Ivanka, Don Jr and Eric are fair game.

[TexasDem69]

31. No he is not

What policy position did he take that we disagree with?

[keithbvadu2]

38. Barron made his own decision to not be a delegate to the convention. He is a free-standing adult now.

[Aviation Pro]

40. No, his mom, Mercedes, did that

…..

[maxsolomon]

51. Mercedes?

Does he have 2 Mommies?

[emulatorloo]

87. Trump allegedly 'mispoke' and called Melania "Mercedes" in his CPAC speech.

But there’s some controversy over that. Anyways, that’s what poster is joking about.

[keithbvadu2]

58. Acc to her, he made the decision.

That takes him out the protected class.

[former9thward]

52. Off limits for what?

What do you plan on doing to him?

[DVRacer]

56. Nope I don't mess with kids

He might be a little whatever but I don’t mess with kids of people I have issues with. Because I want the same for others ala Clinton and Obama. If they truly inject themselves into a campaign more than just standing around their parents by doing TV spots or Ads that becomes different. Until then I don’t mess with kids.

[Sympthsical]

62. People dying to attack a teenager

What a totally normal and healthy thing and not at all a sign that maybe walking away from the keyboard for a few hours, days, weeks, months, etc. might be in order.

[BlueCheeseAgain]

63. I fear we've gone off the rails.

This eagerness to attack a teenager for no purpose.

I mean, maybe I could understand it if somehow attacking this 18-year old kid could gain 10 points in the polls, but there's nothing to be gained from it. All it does is make us look cruel and vicious, and will almost certainly be counterproductive. What is going on?

[Sympthsical]

64. I increasingly feel like Liz Lemon

[ShazzieB]

72. I absolutely agree.

Some of these comments are downright disturbing.

[jalan48]

65. Fuck no.

[shanti]

68. Exactly! n/t

[edisdead]

69. Oh HELL NO!

If he doesn’t disavow his father he is open to criticism.

[ShazzieB]

71. If he actually does something terrible, I'd say he'd probably be fair game at this point.

But I don’t know that he's done anything anything terrible yet, and I am not a fan of picking on someone just because of who they're related to.

I also don't necessarily expect an 18 year old to realize his father's a monster or be able to do anything about it if he does.

I'm still reserving judgment on Barron for now. He'll show us what he's made of eventually, one way or another.

[SamuelTheThird]

75. Does it seem like a smart tactical decision to attack an 18 year old?

I don't know, call me crazy but I think not.

Are people trying to win, or trying to fulfill their emotions? I mean, wouldn't it be just a wee bit smarter to ...oh, I don't know....focus on all the fucking money Kushner got from SA?

[Autumn]

92. No the fucking money Kushner got from SA must definatly be off limits. Otherwise that skinny dead eye

creep who sleeps with trump daughter would be in meetings with his lawyers every day.

[LeftInTX]

79. We have bigger fish to go after! We haven't finished going after Tiffany! Will anyone think of Tiffany?

She spoke at two conventions

&ab_channel=CNN

&ab_channel=PBSNewsHour

[kerry-is-my-prez]

80. A lot of people are not smart with politics until they get in their 20's-30's

Most kids at that age are just going to be for whatever their parents are. Let’s see what happens when he goes to college. In my case, I was mainly just rebelling against my parents when I was that age (having Nixon as President also helped). I was an independent until I was in my 30’s.

[Walleye]

82. Barron Trump deserves the same respect and privacy they gave to Hunter Biden

[jalan48]

86. Yes, and Chelsea Clinton.

[Walleye]

90. They will probably go after Kamala's stepchildren

[Igel]

93. And Malia Obama. n/t

[Marthe48]

84. Anakin

soon to be Darth

[niyad]

88. Eight years ago, he jerked away when TRAITOR** put his hands on the then-kid's

shoulders at the very end of the rnc. Now the heir is emulating daddy. (actually, since spawn 5 is so much taller, I would think mango mussolini would not want him around). Sad that spawn showed more sense at 10 than he does at 18. Will be interesting to see if he actually goes to college in the fall.

[Aviation Pro]

89. Yeah, it's kind of funny that he has no friends

Other than handlers that are 3x older than him.

[Autumn]

91. Daddy's little Nazi is absolutely not off limits. Not like he's "the white house dog"

[Vinca]

94. Nope. He's officially fair game. Stupid kid - he had a chance to escape and blew it.