Barron Trump, 18, the youngest son of President Donald Trump, has been widely credited with helping his father get re-elected last year by convincing him to do interviews with podcasters who are popular among young males, a move that many believed helped secure Trump's ultimate victory in November.

Now one of those influential podcasters, Adin Ross, has shared some details about the role Barron played in helping arrange the interview with Trump and had nothing but high praise for the president's son, according to Newsweek.

Ross also noted that the president seems to implicitly trust his youngest son and values his input, and appeared to suggest that, while certainly not official, Barron serves as an occasional informal adviser to his father and could help influence the administration over the next few years.

Barron convinced Trump to do podcast interviews

Ross, who rose to popularity years ago as a gaming streamer before launching a podcast, appeared last week on the "Full Send" podcast with host Kyle Forgeard, and a few moments of their conversation was devoted to discussing how Ross' interview with President Trump came to be.

According to Ross, he befriended Barron online some time ago, though he wouldn't reveal how, and said the first son was "charming," "well-spoken," "smart," and likely would be a "problem" in the future, albeit without specifying for whom.

As for his interview with Trump, the podcaster recalled meeting with Barron at a campaign event in Florida last summer and being introduced to his father, with Barron saying, "'Dad, this is who I've been talking about.' And Trump looks at me and says, 'All right, I'll do it. I'll do it.'"

"Barron had something to do with this election"

Following some unsuccessful initial attempts to schedule the interview through Trump's team, Ross said, " I went through Barron with the right people and, man, they were so nice. The Secret Service, the team, Trump team, they're so, so good at what they do and they helped orchestrate everything."

"I'm just so happy that happened. It was definitely my dream stream to do a stream with the president," he continued. "Nobody has ever done anything live with the president, I don't think. So I was the first to break the ice, and it was awesome."

Ross went on to call Barron a "genius" and confidently asserted, "Barron had something to do with this election," in that he helped direct his father to the most popular podcasts that reached large audiences of young male voters who may have helped clinch the win in November.

Trump's interview with Ross

According to Newsweek, President Trump's interview with Ross last August at his Mar-a-Lago estate was a huge success, estimated to have reached upwards of half a million viewers who tuned in to watch the hour-long conversation, and kicked off a series of other interviews with popular podcasters that culminated in Trump's likely election-sealing appearance with and endorsement from Joe Rogan.

The interview with Ross, which to date has racked up more than 2.8 million views, featured the podcaster proudly wearing a MAGA hat and gifting the president with a custom MAGA-emblazoned Tesla Cybertruck and a gold Rolex watch.

To be sure, that and other podcast appearances by Trump were criticized by the mainstream media and supposed experts at the time, but in hindsight are now clearly viewed as playing an important role in his electoral victory.

Indeed, media analyst Brad Agate told the outlet of the podcasts, "These formats allow hours of unfiltered airtime without confrontation. The concern is that facts often get buried, and accountability disappears. But the results speak for themselves."

As for Barron and the role he played in helping his father win re-election, none other than his mother, first lady Melania Trump, revealed in a December interview, "He was very vocal, and he gave advice to his father. And it was incredible how he brought in success because he knew exactly who his father needed to contact and talk to."