Barron Trump

There was one glaring 6-foot-7 omission from the Trump family moment that closed out the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Thursday. Barron Trump, 18, who has recently made campaign appearances alongside his father, was the only member of the family who was not present for the photo op, which saw the first campaign appearances of his mother, Melania, and sister, Ivanka.

Urged by his proud father to identify himself to the ecstatic crowd, Barron Trump rose to acknowledge the applause. At 18 and dressed in a dark suit, white shirt and tie, he looked like a younger version of his dad - yet more handsome and even taller at 6ft 7in. The reception was rapturous: Barron, Trump's only offspring by third wife Melania, received two(itals) standing ovations at Tuesday night's rally. As he punched the air and gave the thumbs up, his barely smiling face remained inscrutable. The 'very young man', Trump told his cheering followers, 'is now going to college - got into every college he wanted to and he made his choice. He's a very good guy.' When Barron sat down, his father observed: 'That's the first time he's done it [stood up to acknowledge applause]. That's the first time, right?… You're pretty popular. He might be more popular than Don and Eric. We gotta talk about this. Hey Don, we gotta talk about this.'

Trump insiders have long asserted the former president hopes to establish a generational political dynasty to rival the Kennedys and the Clintons.