First Lady Melania Trump slammed a democratic impeachment witness who name-dropped her son, 13-year-old Barron, during the House Judiciary Committee hearing.
A Stanford University law professor, Pamela Karlan was asked to describe the differences between a king and a US president when she suddenly brought up the teen’s name.
“The Constitution says there can be no titles of nobility, so while the president can name his son Barron, he can’t make him a baron,” Karlan said.
Two hours later, the first lady wrote on Twitter: “A minor child deserves privacy and should be kept out of politics. Pamela Karlan, you should be ashamed of your very angry and obviously biased public pandering, and using a child to do it.”
A few minutes later, the law professor issued an apology.
“I want to apologize earlier for what I said earlier about the president’s son,” she expressed, adding she was glad to admit when she was wrong.
Karlan added: “I wish the President would apologize, obviously, for the things he’s done that’s wrong but I do regret having said that.”
The president’s oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., also tweeted: “Remember only children of Liberals (even the 50 year old children) are off limits. That a 13 year old is fair game for partisan hacks on a national platform shows you all you need to know about the new left and who is now running the ship.”
Trump Jr., was likely referencing 49-year-old Hunter Biden, the son of former Vice President Joe Biden.
Before Melania’s reaction, the White House’s Twitter account wrote: “Democrats are calling as witnesses the kind of people who would name the minor child of the President as a punchline in a committee hearing.”
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