Trump allies were right to question his handling of the Epstein saga. Why are they not raising hell about other accused sex traffickers in his orbit?

But that hands-off approach to covering Barron has probably ended with the New York Times reporting this week that the 19-year-old college student has become an admirer of Andrew Tate, the manosphere influencer with American and British citizenship who is an accused sex trafficker and rapist and who has been under investigation in Romania for allegedly coercing women into pornography and beating and having sex with a 15-year-old girl.

Barron has hereby punctured this fantasy. He’s a Trump all right. A New York Times report published on Wednesday has given us a rare glimpse into what Barron does with his free time, and it’s the most depressing possible revelation: He shoots the shit on Zoom with people like accused sex trafficker and manosphere influencer Andrew Tate.

The official who delivered the message, Paul Ingrassia, previously represented the Tate brothers before joining the White House.