One is too young to vote and the other only finished high school a few months ago.
But Donald Trump has a secret weapon in his bid to reach Gen Z voters: his youngest son Barron, 18, and the teen’s best friend, Bo Loudon, 17.
The tech-savvy teens are busy behind the scenes briefing the 78-year-old former president on the new landscape of streamers and YouTube stars with millions of followers.
According to DailyMail.com’s sources, they are now effectively acting as a social media outreach team, trying to convince online stars of the Trump cause that older aides may never have heard of.
It was Barron and Bo who arranged his 90-minute interview with Kick influencer Adin Ross last week, which was watched live by 500,000 people – or 100 million total listeners if you believe the numbers promoted on Trump’s Truth Social account.
Donald Trump is said to be using his son Barron, 18, and best friend Bo Loudon, 17, to help him reach Gen Z voters ahead of the upcoming election.
At just 17 years old, Bo is a rising conservative influencer who has amassed a large following on social media and has been seen rubbing shoulders with GOP figures like Don Trump Jr. and Marjorie Taylor Greene
The duo have also pushed the Republican candidate to forge close ties with their favorite content creators, from YouTuber and boxer Jake Paul to billionaire business magnate Patrick Bet-David, host of the PBD podcast.
“Trump values the guys and sees their input as an asset,” an insider told DailyMail.com.
“He has no qualms about asking them for advice on a topic that most of his middle-grade campaign staff have no clue about.”
Bo, a rising conservative influencer, is the son of TV personality Dr. Gina Loudon and her husband John William Loudon, a former Republican Senator from Missouri.
The Loudons live in South Florida and are well-connected members of Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s Palm Beach residence. According to sources, Bo and Barron often sneak off to have fun while the adults enjoy fancy parties.
The “inseparable” friends hang out at the beach and in the private pool, but they reportedly eschew typical teenage activities like sports and concerts in favor of heavy-hitting debates about business and politics.
They’re not immune to the problems you’d expect boys their age to have, though. A friend told DailyMail.com that Bo once caused a full-blown 911 emergency at Mar-a-Lago when he slipped and badly broke his arm.
The couple had just gone swimming when the teenager tried to jump over a wall with wet feet and fell painfully onto a piece of concrete, as Barron and his Secret Service team looked on in shock.
“It’s funny looking back, but it was a very serious case,” the friend added. “An ambulance was called and he was taken to hospital. He had to have surgery.”
Bo has amassed nearly 350,000 followers across Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, where he proudly declares that ‘Gen-Z is behind Trump’
His feed is filled with pro-Trump videos and photos he’s taken with prominent conservatives like Tucker Carlson
He poses with popular YouTuber David Dobrick (left) and rapper Lil Pump
While Barron has largely stayed out of the spotlight during and after the Trump presidency, Bo has amassed nearly 350,000 followers across Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, where he proudly declares that “Gen-Z is behind Trump.”
His feed is filled with pro-Trump videos, criticism of the “fake news” media and photos of prominent conservatives like Donald Trump Jr., Tucker Carlson and UFC mogul Dana White.
In a recent photo, Barron and Bo stand on either side of the 45th President at Mar-a-Lago. At 7 feet tall, Barron towers over both buildings.
“Bo is determined to win over more Gen Z to Trump. He even got in trouble at school once for wearing so much Trump gear,” our source said of the young man, who is about to enter his senior year.
“The guys are business minded, they are patriots. But they are also normal, good guys who find their way.”
Since Barron turned 18 in March, the 54-year-old’s fiercely protective mother Melania has agreed to give her son more space to stand his ground and support his father’s campaign.
One of his first moves was to team up with Bo in April to host a “power summit” banquet for Bet-David, his favorite MMA fighter Colby Covington and entrepreneur Justin Waller, a business partner of controversial Internet personality Andrew Tate.
The guests were raving about the boys’ business acumen and social skills afterward. Bet-David praised Barron in clips that quickly went viral, calling him “a tough guy.”
“Bo contacted me and told me that Barron was watching my content and wanted to invite me to dinner at Mar-a-Lago,” Waller told DailyMail.com.
Sources tell DailyMail.com that ‘Bo is determined to win over more Gen Z to Trump’ and has been very supportive of him on his social media accounts
Bo’s mother is TV personality Dr. Gina Loudon. His father is former Missouri GOP state senator John William Loudon
Bo with UFC mogul Dana White (left) and boxer Ryan Garcia
He said the pair were “misfits” who knew more about business than most adults.
“I see them both as entrepreneurs. They’re definitely going to carve out their own path for themselves and it’s very clear that they’re going to be quite successful,” Waller added.
Next on Bo-Barron’s agenda was to connect Trump with some of the big-name streamers they follow on sites like Twitch, Kick and TikTok.
Influencer Ross, 23, came to Palm Beach on Monday and presented Trump with a personalized Tesla Cybertruck and a Rolex watch.
The eye-catching electric vehicle featured the iconic photo of Trump defiantly raising his fist in the air after the July 13 assassination attempt, an American flag and the slogan Make America Great Again.
Critics complained it was a campaign finance violation, but the stunt quickly went viral.
“My son Barron says hello. He’s a great young man, but he’s a big fan of yours,” Trump said during the interview.
He also announced that he was going to “save TikTok,” the Chinese platform he wanted to ban during his presidency.
Barron himself was not present, but Bo sat a few feet away from the former president in the front row of seats reserved for aides and VIP guests.
Bo was only nine when his mother took him to the 2016 Republican National Convention. He’ll turn 18 before this year’s election, in time to cast his first ballot
Former President Donald Trump discussed politics, music and issues affecting the youngest generation of voters during a conversation with 23-year-old livestreamer Adin Ross on his Kick show last week.
Barron, a friend of Ross, convinced his father to participate in the livestream, Trump said
The teenager wrote on Twitter afterward: “Trump asked me how I was doing, checked five times to see if I had a picture, let everyone know I’m best friends with his son Barron, and told everyone how great my mom and I are.
‘Trump really has the biggest heart ever. Gen Z is behind Trump!’
Insiders tell DailyMail.com that the boys have even more ‘cool’ plans to present to Trump in the coming weeks – and the ex-president is likely to be receptive.
On Monday, he will have an “important interview” with Elon Musk, it was announced on Truth Social.
Trump is an outspoken supporter of the crypto industry and delved into NFTs (non-fungible digital tokens) when he sold a series of digital playing cards for nearly $4.5 million.
“Donald Trump is just someone who is constantly curious about new technologies and new ways to meet people and share his vision,” one supporter added.
“He listens to everyone, regardless of race, demographic, orientation, religion – or age.”