Chelsea Clinton defends Barron Trump from vile attacks after he turned 18: Former first daughter says teen has an 'unimpeachable right to privacy' after ex-NBC executive said he was 'fair game'

Chelsea Clinton defended fellow first kid Barron Trump, saying the teen had an 'unimpeachable right to privacy' even after turning 18. 

The former first daughter said the youngest child of Donald Trump, despite growing up in the public eye was 'a private citizen.' 

'I feel so strongly that if you're a private citizen, you have an unimpeachable right to privacy. And I think the media should leave him alone,' Chelsea said on ABC's The View of Barron.

Chelsea Clinton spent her teenage years in the White House when her father Bill Clinton was president. She had to endure the public scandal that came after her father admitted to an affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

Chelsea Clinton defended fellow first kid Barron Trump, saying the teen had an 'unimpeachable right to privacy'

Barron was 10 when his father became president. Chelsea Clinton was 12 when Bill Clinton won the presidency. 

Chelsea Clinton took on a public profile after she graduated from college. She joined the family foundation and campaigned for her mother, Hillary Clinton, on the campaign trail. 

Her defense came after former NBC News executive Mike Sington said Barron was 'fair game' after the birthday that marks adulthoot. He later deleted the tweet after facing harsh backlash and criticism online.

Sington told Newsweek: 'I posted he was 'fair game' now, meaning, as an adult, he's 'fair game' for criticism from the press. 

'Someone pointed out to me 'fair game' could mean fair game to be harmed. 

'I don't wish physical harm on anyone, so I took it down. I listen to the comments and criticism I receive.' 

Chelsea Clinton was 12 when her dad Bill Clinton became president (left); Barron Trump was 10 when his dad Donald Trump became president (right)

Barron Trump with mom Melania Trump in New York in July 2021

Barron Trump with his parents Donald and Melania Trump at the White House in March 2019

Barron Trump has been subject to death threats from those who opposed his father's actions as president.

He is currently living in Florida with his parents and considering what college to attend with help from his mother Melania. 

Barron has been kept almost completely out of the limelight for much of his childhood - as a large proportion of his adolescence took place during his father Donald Trump's White House tenure. 

He was the first boy to grow up in the White House since JFK Jr in 1963 - and Barron has lived through many of his family's scandals in his teen years. 

In January 2018, he was not yet 12 when the media was engulfed by porn star Stormy Daniels's bombshell claims that she had an affair with Donald just four months after Barron was born.

During his presidency, Trump's most ardent critics even resorted to criticizing the young boy as a means of attacking his father.

Former NBC executive Mike Sington shared the Tweet on Wednesday on Barron's 18th birthday

Sington deleted the tweet after a harsh backlash online and said he never wished anyone 'physical harm'

Trump's adult children from previous marriages have faced criticisms due to their public profiles, but Barron's young age has protected him from much of the attention. 

Chelsea Clinton said Trump's older children worked in the Trump White House and campaigned for him so 'it's a totally different conversation.'