President Trump is giving his youngest son Barron credit for connecting him with major podcasters, as Trump steps up his outreach to young male voters.
The Republican presidential nominee has been sitting down for long-form, casual chats with top influencers like Logan Paul, Theo Von, and Adin Ross.
The interviews have afforded Trump the opportunity to show off his common touch and reach out to young men who have nothing to identify with in the extremely "woke" Democratic party of Kamala Harris, who has based her campaign almost entirely on abortion.
In a recent livestream at Mar-A-Lago with the popular Gen Z personality Adin Ross, Trump made casual conversation about the issues facing the country and its youth.
Ross gave Trump the gift of a Tesla Cybertruck, and they played some of Trump's favorite music in the car.
"He knows so much about it," Trump said of his son Barron's interest in livestreaming. "Adin Ross, you know, I mean, I do some people that I wasn't so familiar with, different generation. He knows every one of them. And we've had tremendous success."
Trump is leading with men in all age groups, particularly among Generation Z men. A fresh poll from New York Times/Siena College found Trump leading with men by 53-40%, and Harris leading with women by a similar margin, 50-37%
Trump confessed to the Daily Mail that the streaming format is something new to him, and he credited his son Barron with introducing him to it.
"We did three unusual .. I don't know what you'd call them, but it's a platform with three people that I don't know, but three people that Barron knows very well," he said.
"He actually calls all of them like friends of his, because it's a different generation. They don't grow up watching television the same way as we did. They grow up looking at the Internet or watching a computer, right?"
In another podcast appearance with Barron's favorite podcaster, Trump had a wide-ranging discussion with comedian Theo Von that touched on alcohol and drugs. Trump showed his personal side as he mentioned his late brother Fred's drinking problem.
"I tell people, no drugs, no drinking, no cigarettes," Trump said. "I tell that to my kids all the time, I say 'no drugs, no drinking, no smoking.'"
