The First Lady-elect Melania Trump has threatened to sue a YouTuber for a video suggesting Barron Trump as autistic. Lawyer of Melania Trump wants the video to be removed from YouTube and also has demanded an apology.
Melania Trump has threatened James Hunter with a lawsuit after the YouTuber posted a 7-minute-long video that argues not to bully Barron Trump. The video uses quotes and footage from the campaign trail as evidence of his condition and emphasizes that the 10-year-old is being bullied for his condition, reported nzherald.co.nz.
"This law firm represents first lady-elect Melania Trump and her 10-year-old son, Barron Trump," attorney Charles Harder told The Hollywood Reporter. The video speculated that Barron trump might be autistic which he was not, added Harder. The video included 'StopThe Bullying' but it was actually doing the opposite and harassing the 10-year-old and his parents, Harder further emphasized.
The video hit the bull's eye after Trump's longtime enemy Rosie O'Donnell shared it on her twitter account question Barron Trump's autistic condition. "If so - what an amazing opportunity to bring attention to the AUTISM epidemic," she tweeted.
James Hunter, on the other hand, has responded to Melania Trump's threatening through a statement given to Gossip cop. Hunter has assured that he never meant to harass Trump family and his intention was to bring attention to the autism epidemic. Hunter shared that he was on the same spectrum and he had great respect for Melania Trump. He also said that she would be an excellent first lady.
On Monday, the YouTube video had more than 3.2 million views. YouTube has another video which features Barron Trump clapping erratically during Republican National Convention.Incidentally, Attorney Charles Harder is representing Melania Trump in another Lawsuit against The Daily Mail over an article which suggested that the First Lady-elect was an escort.