Chelsea Clinton attends a New York City event in 2022.Photo:Santiago Felipe/Getty
Santiago Felipe/Getty
Chelsea Clintonis calling on her personal experience to defendBarron Trump’s continued right to privacy.
Navarro, 52, asked Chelsea to comment on the fact that some people in the media have said Barron, who rarely steps into the spotlight, is officially “fair game” to criticize since he’s “no longer a child.”
“I think he’s a private citizen. I feel so strongly that if you are a private citizen, you have an unimpeachable right to privacy and I think the media should leave him alone,” Chelsea replied.
Hillary, Bill and Chelsea Clinton on their way to Camp David on Nov. 26, 1997.Frank Johnston/The The Washington Post via Getty
Frank Johnston/The The Washington Post via Getty
Chelsea became the first daughter at 12 years old — when her father,Bill Clinton, was sworn in as the 42nd president of the United States. She turned 18 while her family was still in the White House.
The harsh treatment Chelsea received during her teenage years is now widely viewed as the roadmap for what mediashouldn’tdo when covering younger presidential children.
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When asked a follow-up question on Friday about President Trump’s other children, who have publicly campaigned for him, Chelsea said that it was a “totally different conversation” than the one about Barron’s privacy, because the older Trumps “put themselves in the public domain” and acted as “campaign surrogates” for their father.
The Trump children and their significant others attend a political event with Donald and Melania Trump.SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty
Former NBC senior executive Mike Sington ignited the online debate when he wrote and then deleted a post on X on Wednesday saying, “Barron Trump turns 18 today. He’s fair game now.”
In a statement toNewsweek, Sington explained why he removed the tweet, which also featured a photo of Barron.
Chelsea has a history of defending fellow political children’s right to privacy. Days after Barron’s father was inaugurated in 2017, she defended Donald andMelania Trump’s son againstsocial media trolls.
“Barron Trump deserves the chance every child does — to be a kid," she wrote on Twitter at the time.
source: people.com
