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It was an early sign of her fiercely protective approach to raising her only child.

“A minor child deserves privacy and should be kept out of politics.

Melania Trump onstage with Barron in front of several American flags

“Barron has always been a first priority in her life,” an insider source toldPeople.

Still, feels like Barron Trump is bringing his Secret Service detail and first ladymother to college with him.

The jury’s still out on whether she’ll accompany him to any dorm room keggers.

Melania Trump waves at the camera with Barron behind her

In August 2024,Yahoo!confirmed the photo was authentic.

The pose, unusually intimate for a mother-son portrait, provoked a flurry of horrified replies on social media.

“Are we not going to talk about how creepy this pose is?

Melania Trump onstage with Barron in front of several American flags

The way he’s sitting on her thighs, her hands resting on his thighs,” wrote oneXuser.

Still, her intense focus on her son seems to go further than helicopter parenting.

So it’s hardly surprising that she would rather not see him follow in his father’s political footsteps.

Donald Trump walks across a lawn with Melania and Barron

The decision is not a surprise to officials close to Melania Trump.

Donald Trump, along with Melania and Barron, look upward whiel wearing eclipse glasses

Donald Trump and Melania pose with baby Barron