White House celebrates birthday as Barron Trump turns 12

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is celebrating a birthday: President Donald Trump’s son Barron turned 12 on Tuesday.

Barron is the youngest of the president’s five children, and he’s a sixth-grader at a private school in Maryland.

There was no immediate word from the White House on how the president and first lady Melania Trump are marking the occasion. The White House has asked the news media to respect their son’s privacy, but the president sometimes weaves stories about Barron into his public discussions.

FILE – In this Jan. 15, 2018, file photo President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, left, and their son Barron Trump board Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla. Barron Trump has turned 12 on March 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21:  Barron Trump joins his father U.S. President Donald Trump as he makes remarks before pardoning the National Thanksgiving Turkey with National Turkey Federation Chairman Carl Wittenburg and his family in the Rose Garden at the White House November 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. Following the presidential pardon, 'Drumstick,' the 40-pound White Holland breed which was raised by Wittenburg in Minnesota, will then reside at his new home, 'Gobbler's Rest,' at Virginia Tech.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Barron Trump joins his father, U.S. President Donald Trump, as he makes remarks before pardoning the National Thanksgiving Turkey with National Turkey Federation Chairman Carl Wittenburg and his family in the Rose Garden at the White House Nov. 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
FILE – In this Aug. 27, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron Trump, walk across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on their return after spending the weekend at nearby Camp David, Md. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, file)
President Donald Trump arrives for a New Year’s Eve gala at his Mar-a-Lago resort with first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20:  President Elect Donald Trump's children Barron Trump (L), Tiffany Trump and Ivanka Trump arrive on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Then President-Elect Donald Trump’s children Barron Trump (L), Tiffany Trump and Ivanka Trump arrive on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 17:  U.S. President Donald Trump and his son Barron Trump depart the White House March 17, 2017 in Washington, DC. The first family is scheduled to spend the weekend at their Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump and his son Barron Trump depart the White House March 17, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 21:  on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Republican National Convention kicked off on July 18. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
On the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21:  Barron Trump joins his father U.S. President Donald Trump as he makes remarks before pardoning the National Thanksgiving Turkey with National Turkey Federation Chairman Carl Wittenburg and his family in the Rose Garden at the White House November 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. Following the presidential pardon, 'Drumstick,' the 40-pound White Holland breed which was raised by Wittenburg in Minnesota, will then reside at his new home, 'Gobbler's Rest,' at Virginia Tech.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20:  President Elect Donald Trump's children Barron Trump (L), Tiffany Trump and Ivanka Trump arrive on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 17:  U.S. President Donald Trump and his son Barron Trump depart the White House March 17, 2017 in Washington, DC. The first family is scheduled to spend the weekend at their Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 21:  on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Republican National Convention kicked off on July 18. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Trump agreed with a lawmaker after the Florida school massacre that violence in entertainment and video games should be examined, and he mentioned Barron. He told lawmakers at the White House that he asks himself “How is that possible?” when he sees some of what Barron watches.

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