Barron Trump, the youngest son of former President Donald Trump, is set to make his political debut before he's even celebrated his graduation from High School, as he's chosen for a major role.

Barron, 18, has been chosen as a Florida delegate at the Republican convention with the high school senior selected to join the ranks of 41 at-large delegates representing Florida at the national event, where the GOP will confirm his father as its presidential nominee for the upcoming November election, according to NBC News.

Evan Power, the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, announced on Wednesday that Barron, who has largely stayed out of the spotlight, will be part of the delegation. The young Trump recently celebrated his 18th birthday in March and is expected to graduate from high school shortly.

In a nod to the family's special occasion, the judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York has scheduled no court proceedings on May 17, allowing the former president to attend his son's graduation ceremony.

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The Trump family will have a strong presence at the convention, with Donald Trump Jr. , Eric Trump, and Tiffany Trump, the former president's youngest daughter, also serving as members of the Florida delegation. The convention is slated to take place in Milwaukee from July 15 to July 18.

Power expressed enthusiasm about the Florida delegation's composition, stating, "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," in a statement released via email.

Earlier this week it was speculated that Trump's strapping 6-foot-7 son had his heart set on a political career, hoping to one day follow in the footsteps of the former president. In fact, he's already been schmoozing some of the top officials in the GOP, including wealthy donors who were said to have been taken aback by the 18-year-old's charisma and charm.

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Barron staunchly supports his father's bid for a second term in the White House. The Daily Mail even cited an insider who spilled details about the boy, who, for the last 18 years, has largely been shielded from the public's prying eyes, hidden by his mother, who didn't want him to have to deal with the media storm his father deals with every day.

We reported how Donald might be skipping out on Barron's big day for a GOP dinner, despite his earlier outrage over possibly missing the graduation due to his court dates. The ex-POTUS has RSVP'd yes to a dinner in Minnesota, which is a whopping 1,700 miles from where his son will be donning a cap and gown in Palm Beach. The Minnesota Republican Party is buzzing with excitement as they've confirmed Trump as the star of their annual Lincoln Reagan dinner on May 17, the same date as young Barron's commencement at Oxbridge Academy.

Trump's commitment to the dinner came to light after he was cleared from court obligations for that date after falsely complaining the judge in his hush money trial was not permitting him to attend Barron's graduation. While Barron's academic milestone kicks off at 10am, the question hangs in the air: Will Trump make an appearance before jetting off?

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Trump had previously put in a request for a day off from court to be there for Barron's big high school graduation moment. It's still possible for him to attend both the ceremony and the Minnesota dinner, with the graduation kicking off at 10am and the evening event still on the cards.

Judge Juan Merchan gave the green light for Trump to attend the May 17 ceremony, putting a pause on the courtroom drama of his hush money criminal trial in Manhattan, New York. Judge Merchan's take was: "I don't think the May 17 date is a problem, so Mr Trump can certainly attend that date, attend his son's graduation."

Trump had falsely claimed that the judge "wouldn't let" him attend the ceremony before the judge had ruled on his request. As Trump left court following the trial's first day, he said of Judge Merchan: "It looks like the judge will not let me go to the graduation of my son."

Later, he again expressed displeasure because the trial made it so "that I can't go to my son's graduation." He then took his criticism of the judge on his Truth Social platform, writing in one post both that he "will likely not be allowed to attend" and that "the Judge, Juan Merchan, is preventing me from proudly attending my son's Graduation." He falsely claimed in another post about two hours later that he was "being prohibited from attending." Social media users quickly parroted Trump's claims.