Barron Trump’s Absence Raises Questions at World Liberty Financial Launch
So, here we are in 2024, and the Trump family—yes, that Trump family—has just launched their own cryptocurrency venture called World Liberty Financial. You’d think, given the name, it’d be a pretty big deal, especially since they hyped it as Barron Trump’s big debut as the family’s “DeFi Visionary.” But, plot twist: Barron didn’t even show up.
Yep, this livestream was supposed to introduce us to the future of decentralized finance (which, by the way, is just a fancy way of saying a money market where you can borrow, lend, and earn interest on crypto). And while we got a bunch of rambling from Donald Trump Sr., Barron was MIA.
Let’s set the stage. It’s been two hours, and we’re all waiting for Barron, Trump’s 18-year-old son, to speak—his first public appearance in this whole crypto space. But, as the clock ticks on, Farokh Sarmad, the livestream host and crypto enthusiast, is left awkwardly explaining, “He’s not here anymore. We took too long. We’re gonna try and get him back.” Spoiler alert: They didn’t.
Now, it’s one thing to have a no-show, but it’s another thing to have Trump Sr. filling the gap by talking about his granddaughter learning Chinese (no, really) and explaining how he doesn’t even understand what a crypto wallet is. “Barron talks about his wallet, he’s got four wallets or something, and I’ll say ‘what is a wallet?’” said Trump. Classic Dad.
For the record, a crypto wallet is, essentially, your gateway to your digital currency. It’s how you store and access your cryptocurrency. And no, it’s not the kind of wallet where you keep your old receipts and loose change. It’s digital, Donald.
Anyway, while Barron’s absence was awkward, the rest of the Trump clan tried to pick up the slack. Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump were there, apparently as “Web3 Ambassadors.” What does that mean? I’m not sure anyone really knows, but it sounds impressive, right?
Now, you might be wondering, “Why would the Trumps get into crypto in the first place?” Great question! It’s because, according to Donald Trump himself, “Crypto is one of those things we have to do. Whether we like it or not, I have to do it.” You can really feel the passion, can’t you?
But here’s where things get even weirder. The person behind the scenes pulling the strings on this venture is a guy named Chase Herro. If you haven’t heard of him, let me introduce you: he’s described himself as “the dirtbag of the internet.” Yes, that’s what he calls himself. He’s also on record saying that you can sell anything in the crypto world—even something as absurd as “s–t in a can, wrapped in p–s, covered in human skin,” and people will buy it. So, yeah, that’s the guy leading the charge on this new Trump family endeavor. Reassuring, right?
As for Barron, maybe he was just busy with school—he recently started at NYU’s Stern School of Business, where he’s studying to become, well, maybe the next crypto genius. Or maybe he just figured out that the whole thing was going to be a bit of a mess and decided to skip it. Either way, World Liberty Financial has officially launched, and it remains to be seen if this family adventure into the world of DeFi will take off—or crash and burn.
