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Donald Trump said his son Barron talked him into an interview with a high-profile streamer Adin Ross.
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The interview drew more than 500,000 viewers and ended with Trump accepting a Cybertruck from Ross.
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This is Trump’s latest effort to engage younger voters.
It appears that Barron, former President Donald Trump’s teenage son, has become his de facto Gen Z advisor.
Trump said his 18-year-old son influenced his decision to interview a high-profile streamer Adin Ross.
Trump is over an hour long interview on Monday with 23-year-old Ross attracted a crowd from around 400,000 to 580,000 spectators. Its viewers are mainly male and conservative.
Trump began the interview, which took place at his home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, by telling Ross that his son “says hello” and that “he’s a big fan of yours.”
“My kids told me about you,” Trump told Ross later in the interview, adding that Barron told him, “Dad, he’s really big.”
Ross — who wore a white MAGA hat during the interview — called Barron Trump “awesome” and a “great kid.”
Ross tried to introduce the former president to the world of live streaming, teaching him the ins and outs of how live chats work and introducing Trump to some Gen Z slang.
For one thing, Ross explained to Trump what the “W”s that viewers were typing in the livestream chat meant.
“W means good, W means win,” Ross said. “W Trump.”
Midway through the interview, Ross revealed the first of two gifts he said he was giving Trump — a gold Rolex watch.
Trump called it a “beautiful” and “great” watch, showing it to the camera and drawing applause from the audience sitting behind them.
And at the end of the interview, Ross said he had another gift for Trump, taking him outdoors to a customized Tesla Cybertruck.
Panning to the vehicle, the video showed that Trump iconic photo of his assassination attempt at his Pennsylvania rally in July was emblazoned on the side of the Cybertruck.
Trump immediately recognized the vehicle, saying “this is an Elon” and calling the call “amazing.”
The broadcast ended with Ross and Trump broadcasting from the Cybertruck while “YMCA” played them.
Ross has 4.45 million followers on YouTube and 1.35 million on Kick, a streaming platform that rivals Twitch. He rose to fame playing NBA 2K20 and Grand Theft Auto V.
It has hosted some controversial figures, such as Andrew Tate, a kickboxer and reality TV star who in 2021 was banned from Facebook, Instagram and TikTok for doing misogynistic comments.
Ross was also criticized for displaying pornographic content on its live broadcasts, per NBC.
Trump hasn’t given up on appealing to his Gen Z base
Trump’s latest interview with Ross indicates he is still hoping for support from his younger voters.
This is an effort that has been underway for some time. While he once supported banning TikTok, now he’s going all in with his support to maintain the application In the USA
He joined the Gen Z-loved platform on June 1 and within hours had amassed millions of followers. To date, he has more than 9.6 million followers.
In June, Trump sat down for a one-hour interview with controversial social media influencer Logan Paul, who he promoted on your TikTok.
But his vice-presidential rival, Kamala Harris, is not far behind in her own tactics to appeal to younger voters through a solid revamp of her campaign. social media accounts.
Getting rid of the old Biden style from the campaign’s TikTok account, she first post was a screenshot of Charli XCX’s post endorsing her with the statement “Kamala IS a brat.”
The presumptive Democratic nominee has also picked up several celebrity endorsements from the Gen Z orbit.
In addition to Charli XCX, she received seals of approval from the singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo It is rapper Cardi B. Rapper Megan Thee Stallion also performed at his rally in Atlanta on July 31.
Representatives for Trump and Ross did not immediately respond to Business Insider’s requests for comment sent outside normal business hours.
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