Trump reveals son Barron, 18, likes to give him 'political advice' and reveals one of the major factors in choosing his college

Donald Trump revealed his son Barron is becoming a chip off the old block - he likes politics and enjoys giving his father advice. 

'He's really been a great student. And he does like politics. It's sort of funny,' the former president told 'Kayal and Company' on Philadelphia's Talk Radio 1210 WPHT.

'He'll tell me sometimes, 'Dad, this is what you have to do,'' he added.

Trump also revealed the 18-year-old, who is graduating from high school next week, is weighing what college he might attend. But, he noted, the campus protests have been a factor in that decision.

'He's a senior now in high school, and he'll be going to college. And you know, a lot of, a lot of these choices of colleges are changing because you see what’s going on in the last month,' Trump said.

Trump has been critical of the pro-Palestine protests that have turned up on college campuses throughout the nation. He told Time magazine he would call out the National Guard on them.

Barron is considering NYU, the Daily Beast reported, but the school has seen its share protesters and arrests by NYPD. The Trump family has made no announcement about where Barron will go.

The former president also complimented his 6ft7in son's looks. 

'He's a little on the tall side. I will tell you, he's a tall one, but he is a good-looking guy,' Trump said.

Barron Trump is taking his first steps into the political arena this summer when he became one of the 125 delegates that Florida is sending to the Republican National Convention to formally nominate Donald Trump as the GOP presidential nominee.

Other family members - Don Jr. and his fiancee Kimberly Guilfoyle, Eric Trump, Tiffany Trump and her husband Michael Boulos - are also delegates at large and will attend the event, which takes place in Milwaukee from Monday, July 15 to Thursday, July 18.

Ivanka Trump, who served as a senior adviser in her father's White House, was the only Trump child not on the delegate list. 

Lara Trump - Eric's wife - is vice chair of the Republican National Committee and will be at the convention in her official capacity. 

The Republican Party of Florida on Wednesday night picked Barron to join his older siblings for the event.

The only requirement to be a delegate is to live and vote in the state. Barron, who turned 18 in March, will be eligible to cast his first votes in the August primary and in the November election. 

But his first official vote will be at the convention when he casts a vote for his father to be the Republican presidential nominee. 

Barron graduates from Oxbridge Academy in suburban West Palm Beach next week. That day - May 17th - will be a busy one for Donald Trump.

He's also scheduled to be the keynote speaker at Minnesota's Lincoln Reagan dinner. 

Barron's graduation ceremony is in the morning so it's feasible Trump could attend both events.  

During Trump's White House years Barron was rarely seen, mainly at the request of his mother Melania who is known to be protective of her son.

He was at his father's 2016 presidential announcement and attended the Republican National Conventions in both 2016 and 2020.  

But sources told DailyMail.com that the 6ft 7in teen, who has never uttered a word in public, is a steadfast supporter of the Trump 2024 campaign behind the scenes.

Delegates from a state typically sit on the convention floor together during the roll call of the states, where they vote for the party's nominee for president.

Eric Trump will serve as the Florida delegation chair, which means he will formally place his father's name in for the nomination for the state.

'We have a great delegation of grassroots leaders, elected officials and even Trump family members,' Florida GOP chairman Evan Power said. 'Florida is continuing to have a great convention team, but more importantly we are preparing to win Florida and win it big.' 

In Trump's last two White House campaigns, Don Jr., Eric and Ivanka were heavily involved - speaking at their father's rallies and campaigning for him. Tiffany joined her siblings in the 2020 campaign but Barron stayed out of sight.

He was only 10 when his father became president. 

Barron, who turned 18 last month, returned to the spotlight with Donald Trump's hush-money trial when the former president argued he should be allowed a break from trial to attend Barron Trump's May 17 high school graduation. 

Judge Juan Merchan agreed to allow the break in the trial.

It's unclear what Barron's plans are after high school. He's lived in Florida since his father left the White House. 

Donald Trump won Florida twice - in the 2016 and 2020 elections. But Republicans in the state were in a tough spot in the 2020 GOP contest because Gov. Ron DeSantis was making a bid.

Ultimately DeSantis dropped out and endorsed Trump.

Now the slate of delegates to the Republican convention is filled with Trump loyalists: former state Attorney General Pam Bondi, longtime Trump adviser Sergio Gor, top Trump donors and loyalists who endorsed Trump over DeSantis.