Trump says it was his son Barron who pushed him to do unhinged interview with right-wing streamer Adin Ross

Donald Trump’s teenage son, Barron, seemingly influenced the former president to pursue an interview with his “friend” and right-wing online streamer Adin Ross.

In a roughly hour-long interview with Ross, that was streamed on Monday, Trump told the 23-year-old that his son was “a big fan” and told him landing an interview with Ross was ‘big’.

“My son Barron says ‘hello’. He’s a great young guy but he’s a big fan of yours,” the former president said at the start of the live-streamed interview.

Ross is popular with young men – particularly with the demographic Barron, 18, belongs. Ross rose to fame initially streaming himself playing video games online but has also dabbled in giving controversial individuals, such as white supremacist Nick Fuentes, airtime on his platform.

“Barron says, ‘Dad he’s really big’ he said ‘he’s also a friend of mine’” Trump told Ross while admiring the size of the streamer’s auidence.

Ross has amassed more than 4 million followers on YouTube, 7.2 million on Instagram and 1.3 million on Kick.

“My kids say, ‘Dad you have no idea how big this interview is.’ I said ‘don’t tell me that,’” Trump said during the interview.

The former president indicated his sons were the ones who brought Ross to his attention. He called Ross’s success “outstanding” and later suggested he should, one day, make a bid for president – something Ross humbly turned down.

Instead, the streamer suggested Barron should he enter the political world.

Much of Monday’s interview consisted of Ross stroking the former president’s ego – allowing Trump to repeat familiar rants and attack Democratic nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris. At one point, Ross outrightly told his platform of 1.36 million followers on Kick to vote for