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Lefty MS NOW host Lawrence O’Donnell went on a wild on-air tirade blasting Barron Trump for not enlisting in the military as tensions rage in the Middle East — calling him more “spoiled than an English princess.”
O’Donnell tore into President Trump’s youngest son for not signing up for the US Army after celebrating his 20th birthday last week, accusing him of following in his father’s draft-dodging footsteps as the Iran war entered its fourth week.
“After Barron Trump celebrated his 20th birthday in lavish style last week – as a Trump, he could have marched straight down to a recruiting station and joined the army to fight in his father’s war,” the anchor fumed Wednesday during his “The Last Word” show.
“But he didn’t,” he added, noting that two more of Trump’s children – Eric, 42, and Tiffany, 32 – are also eligible to sign up after the Army raised the enlistment age ceiling to 42.
“The world waits for the emergence of the first brave Trump.”
Former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four children served in World War II, O’Donnell ranted before comparing Barron to Queen Elizabeth II, who served in uniform during the war while her father was king.
He also raged that she drove an ambulance in London while German bombs rained down – questioning whether the 6-foot-9 Trump scion even knows how to operate a car.
“Does Barron Trump know how to drive? Could he drive an ambulance in the Army, or is he not quite as tough as the 18-year-old Princess Elizbathez was when she joined the war effort?” O’Donnell wondered.
“Imagine. Imagine being more spoiled than an English princess on her way to becoming queen of England. That is what it means to be a Trump – more spoiled than the British royal family.”
O’Donnell also took aim at Eric and Donald Trump Jr., accusing them of dodging military service during the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, claiming they followed in the “family tradition of silently watching others go off to war.”
President Trump received five deferments during the Vietnam War, including one for bone spurs in his heels.
While American men aged 18-25 are required to register for the Selective Service System, Barron – currently a sophomore at NYU’s Stern School of Business – would likely be exempt from serving in the armed forces due to his towering stature.
The US Army imposes a 6-foot-8 maximum height requirement due to the challenges of taller individuals from fitting comfortably in military vehicles such as airplanes or tanks.
The White House did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
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