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Former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton has spoken out in defence of Barron Trump977 Archives the US president's youngest son, after trolls targeted him with cruel memes online during the inauguration.

In a Facebook post Chelsea, who spent much of her teenage years in the spotlight while her dad Bill Clinton was president, said the 10-year-old "deserves the chance every child does-to be a kid".

But she also turned political: "Standing up for every kid also means opposing POTUS policies that hurt kids".

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Criticism of Barron's facial expressions and posture during the inauguration was widespread on social media, with people mocking him and calling him out for looking bored.

A Saturday Night Live writer even tweeted: "Barron will be this country's first homeschool shooter". The tweet was later deleted.

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People on Facebook praised Chelsea for defending Barron while also expressing her political ideas:

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