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As social media users circulated claims that the White House had offered an unusual explanation for why Barron Trump would not face military service, the story quickly moved from meme-style posts into a wider political argument about privilege, war and the families of powerful leaders. The central claim was that President Donald Trump’s youngest son had been deemed exempt because he was “too tall” to serve. But no evidence has emerged that the White House ever made such a statement, and official records and federal rules show a more complicated picture than the viral posts suggested.
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