An announcement was made late this week that Barron Trump had been nominated to be a member of the Florida delegation to the Republican National Convention. 

And, just like that, it was announced that he won't be a delegation member on Friday.  Never mind. 

Barron, Trump's youngest child, and Melania's only child, graduates from high school this month. His father has received permission to attend the ceremony in Florida by the judge in his so-called hush money trial in Manhattan. 

It was an interesting story that two months after his high school graduation, Barron would be making his debut in politics. Melania did a great job keeping Barron out of the spotlight while he grew up during his father's political career. Barron was 10 years old when that part of his life began. Melania was very protective of his privacy, to her credit. 

His mother's office released a brief statement on Friday that nixed Thursday's announcement about Barron. He has prior commitments. 

"While Barron is honored to have been chosen as a delegate by the Florida Republican Party, he regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments," a spokeswoman for Melania Trump told the Washington Examiner.

Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told the Washington Examiner the former president's family is "a critical part of his campaign, as they have been since 2016."

Barron's siblings have been selected as part of the Florida delegation, too. Donald Trump, Jr. acts as an adviser to his father. Eric Trump will serve as chair of the Florida delegation. He is the executive vice president of the Trump Organization. Eric is frequently seen at the courthouse during his father's trial in Manhattan. Tiffany Trump and her husband, Michael Boulos, are delegates. Lara Trump is vice chair of the RNC. Notably absent from the delegation are Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, both of whom served as advisers to Trump during his term in the White House. 

The former president said on Thursday that Barron sometimes offers advice to him.

"He’s pretty young, I will say. He’s 17," Donald Trump told Telemundo 51 in Miami on Thursday. "But if they can do that, I’m all for it."

"It's sort of funny. He'll tell me sometimes, 'Dad, this is what you have to do,'" Trump added during a Friday interview with Kayal and Company on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT in Philadelphia.

Naturally, when the announcement was made on Thursday, the online trolling against Barron began. He'll be fair game when he enters the public spotlight. 

"Get ready Barron, you're fair game now," AOR wrote.

"Throwing his hat in the ring will be a regretful experience," @DemocracyDennis said.

"If he opens his mouth, we will react accordingly," Kristin said.

"I will roast that lanky dweeb like a marshmallow on a camp fire," @theliamnissan wrote.

"The same people who mercilessly mocked Malia and Sasha Obama, who weren't even in politics, are big mad that it's now fair game to criticize Barron Trump now that he's an adult who has entered the political arena," @ArtCandee said. "Spare me."

Some trolls mocked his father for getting Barron's age wrong. Trump said Barron is 17 but he's 18 now. Barron turned 18 on March 20. All the usual suspects in the media jumped on Trump's error.

A Trump campaign spokesman responded.

"NBC News has lost its mind and clearly suffers from Trump Derangement Syndrome. Instead of focusing on President Trump’s second term agenda and undoing Crooked Joe Biden’s disastrous policies, NBC has chosen to engage in tabloid journalism fit for the checkout aisle of a grocery store," Cheung said in a statement.

Trump's mistake about Barron's age isn't a big deal but the Trump-obsessed media will run with it. Too bad they aren't so interested in Joe Biden's mental acuity. There is plenty of material there.