A short clip of a young Barron Trump, the son of President-elect Donald Trump, and his wife, Melania, is making the rounds on social media, and people can not help but notice an interesting detail about the little boy’s speech.
Despite being born and raised in the United States, the video showed a 4-year-old Barron with a Slovenian accent just like his mother, implying that he spent much more time with her than any of his other family members.
A young Barron Trump’s Slovenian accent shows just how much one-on-one time he had with his mother, Melania.
The now-viral clip was filmed in 2010 for a special on “Larry King Live” featuring Donald and Melania Trump. Barron, who was 4 years old at the time, made a brief appearance while crews were filming in his dad’s office as his mom told him it was time to go to school.
“I have to go to school now?” he asked, showing off a strong Slovenian accent.
“Yes, first you will have lunch, and then you’ll go to school,” his mother told him.
“You can do reading, writing, and arithmetic,” his dad chimed in.
Viewers were shocked to hear little Barron’s thick accent, especially given the fact that he was born and raised in the United States.
It is evident that the youngster must have spent most of his time with Melania, who emigrated from Slovenia in 1996.
Many people praised the first lady for not passing Barron on to a nanny since many wealthy parents have the option.
“She had all the money in the world to pass him off to a nanny, but she spent so much time with him that he sounded like her instead of anyone else in his life,” one X user noted.
“My regard for Melania as a mother just went through the roof,” another wrote.
“It’s beautiful that he has her accent because it shows how much time she spent with him in his developmental years. She didn’t utilize a nanny so much that he picked up her traits versus theirs,” another added.
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Accents are heavily influenced by early social environments, not place of birth.
According to the Accent Channel, accents and dialects begin to form in early childhood, typically around 7 or 8 years old. Children are highly impressionable and naturally absorb the speech patterns of those around them.
For example, if one parent speaks with a heavy accent and the child spends most of their time with that parent, they will likely speak with the accent themselves, even if most of their peers and their other parent do not.
Melania and Donald Trump have stated that they do not rely on the help of nannies.
In a 2015 interview, the Trumps revealed that they did not want the help of nannies to raise Barron since they wanted to develop a close bond with their son.
“If you have too much help, you don’t get to know your children,” the President-to-be stated.
“I like to be hands-on. I think it’s very important,” Melania shared, adding that Barron was in her care most of the time due to her husband’s demanding work and travel schedule. “Barron is 9 years old. He needs somebody as a parent there, so I am with him all the time.”
Melania always helped Barron with his homework and escorted him to and from school and extracurricular activities.
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Even now, as Donald Trump prepares to move back into the White House, Melania plans to stay in New York, where 18-year-old Barron attends NYU Stern School of Business, to be a “part-time first lady” and a “full-time mom.”
Regardless of your personal views on President-elect Donald Trump, no one can argue that his wife isn’t a stellar mother who has raised Barron without much help.
While his Slovenian accent has reportedly since disappeared, it is clear that he still remains close with his mom and even his dad, whom he persuaded to appear on certain podcasts to win more voters.
Maybe one day, he will surprise us again and follow in his father’s footsteps and take over the Oval Office himself!
Megan Quinn is a writer at YourTango who covers entertainment and news, self, love, and relationships.
