Lara Trump this week addressed a viral but far-fetched claim that her brother-in-law, Barron Trump, is actually a time traveler.
The conspiracy theory about President Donald Trump’s 20-year-old son has circulated online in part due to 19th-century novels by Ingersoll Lockwood, which feature a character named “Baron Trump,” that resurfaced during President Donald Trump’s first term.
Speaking on her “Right View” show, Fox News host and former Republican National Committee co-Chair Lara Trump said she was struck by the popularity of videos exploring the bonkers idea.
She first marveled at the “amount of views that some of these videos get where they really dissect how this really worked out.”
“I’m not trying to ruin anybody or rain on any parades here. Barron Trump is not a time traveler. Sorry to say it. I’m sorry, I broke a lot of people’s hearts today.”
Lara Trump, who is married to Eric Trump, went on to describe the theory as “crazy,” arguing it shows “how much really crazy stuff exists.”
“Name me one time traveler,” she challenged viewers. “Name me anybody who actually can say that that’s a real thing? It doesn’t exist, but people have gotten so far off the rails on this ‘Barron being a time traveler’ thing. I don’t know what to tell you. I think it’s crazy. I’ve known Barron for 18 years, OK, he’s not a time traveler.”
“I’ve seen him grow up, it’s crazy stuff, but I think people love to grab on to conspiracies or things that are very far-fetched like that,” she added.
Lara Trump later likened believers in the theory to those who deny the moon landing or claim the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were an “inside job.”
Last week, on her same show, Lara Trump suggested her brother-in-law “likes to lay low” because he knows “that there’s a lot of interest” in him. “That’s why he likes to play it cool. That’s why you don’t see him all the time,” she said.
