"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," said a statement Friday from the office of former First Lady Melania Trump.
No further details were given as to why the youngest son of presumptive 2024 GOP nominee Donald Trump is opting out of the event.
The announcement came a day after Trump expressed approval of his son's role at the Republican convention to be held July 15-18 in Milwaukee.
"He’s pretty young, I will say. He’s 17," Trump said in an interview with Telemundo 51 Miami. "But if they can do that, I’m all for it."