After US bombs Iran under Trump's command, internet asks: Why isn't Barron Trump enlisting?
Amid rising tensions and US airstrikes in Iran, Barron Trump faces online criticism. Social media users are demanding that Donald Trump's son enlist in the US Army. This comes as critics point to a perceived double standard. They highlight leaders advocating for military action without personal sacrifice. Donald Trump received deferments during the Vietnam War.
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As the United States launched a wave of airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites last week amid rising tensions in the Middle East, a new front opened up on social media — and it's targeting someone far from the battlefield: Donald Trump's youngest son, 19-year-old Barron Trump The freshman NYU student has been drawn into a viral backlash, with thousands of users on X demanding that Barron enlist in the U.S. Army, accusing the Trump administration of hypocrisy for sending troops into conflict while keeping its own family at home.On X, some users echoed the same sentiment: 'Trump has us at war. Barron should sign up for the Army now."Another posted, 'POTUS @Trump should order his son Barron to immediately enlist into US Army and be sent to fight Iran. Bravo'.A third viral post read, 'And with the first pick of the 2025 US Draft, the US Army Selects…Barron Trump out of Mar-a-Lago.'"Funny how Barron Trump, at 19, is perfectly eligible to serve in the military, but somehow hasn't enlisted," said another user.There is no legal requirement for U.S. presidents or their families to serve in the armed forces. Military enlistment remains voluntary, and the draft has not been reinstated since 1973. Barron Trump, by all public accounts, has kept a low profile during his father's second term, rarely appearing in political or public events.Still, the outrage has less to do with the 19-year-old himself and more with what critics call a long-standing double standard in American politics — where leaders advocate military action without direct personal or familial sacrifice.The term 'Chickenhawk Syndrome' has trended again, referencing politicians who support war without having served or sending their children to serve.Trump, who is now in his second term, received five draft deferments during the Vietnam War, including one for bone spurs. Notably, no one from the Trump family has served in the U.S. military.The Pentagon confirmed that U.S. strikes last week hit three sites in Iran, in what the White House described as 'measured, strategic responses' to Tehran's nuclear arms building program.As political fallout mounts, the debate over military service has taken on fresh urgency — with many online using the Barron Trump issue to highlight what they view as a lack of accountability among Washington elites.'No war should begin until every senator's and president's son or daughter has signed up. Start with Barron,' one post read.
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