“Pamela Karlan, you should be ashamed of your very angry and obviously biased public pandering, and using a child to do it,” the tweet continued. Toward the end of the hearing, Karlan apologized for the mention of Barron. “I want to apologize for mentioning the president’s son, it was wrong for me to do that,” she said.
Constitutional scholar Pamela Karlan of Stanford University greets members of the committee during a short break in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 4, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
Karlan’s testimony garnered her less attention than her remarks about Barron, which resulted in first lady Melania Trump defending her son and condemning the law professor. “A minor child deserves privacy and should be kept out of politics,” the first lady wrote on Twitter.
Pamela Karlan, you should be ashamed of your very angry and obviously biased public pandering, and using a child to do it. Toward the end of the hearing, Karlan apologized for the mention of Barron. “I want to apologize for mentioning the president’s son, it was wrong for me to do that,” she said.
First lady Melania Trump said Karlan "should be ashamed” for invoking her 13-year-old son’s name as the butt of a joke during the testimony. Karlan used Barron Trump’s name to illustrate her point that Trump can’t rule like a king. Video.
"The Constitution says there can be no titles of nobility, so while the president can name his son Barron, he can’t make him a baron," Karlan said in the committee room, prompting chuckles across the room.
Who is Pamela Karlan? Stanford professor who dragged Barron Trump into impeachment inquiry joins Biden's DOJ. Karlan is a renowned legal scholar with expertise in voting rights and drew national attention for testifying in a House Judiciary Committee hearing over Trump’s impeachment in 2019. By Pooja Salvi.
George Conway mocks Melania over her criticism of impeachment witness Pamela Karlan's 'nothingburger' Barron Trump reference. “Pam Karlan’s legal and civil rights expertise played an important part in shaping the Board and we’re grateful for her contributions,” board spokesperson John Taylor said in a statement.
Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz had said, "When you try to make a little joke out of referencing Barron Trump, that does not lend credibility to your argument. It makes you look mean and like you’re attacking someone’s family, the minor child of the President of the United States.”.
— Melania Trump 45 Archived (@FLOTUS45) December 4, 2019. Toward the end of the hearing, Karlan apologized for the mention of Barron.
President Donald Trump delivered his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White House August 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump gave the speech in front of 1500 invited guests.
A former Hillary Clinton aide's organization has promoted Pamela Karlan -- the Stanford professor who referenced the president's son during an impeachment hearing this week -- as a possible Democratic choice for the Supreme Court nominee, raising more questions about Karlan's impartiality while testifying during the on-going impeachment inquiry.
Karlan eventually apologized but she appeared to harbor anti-Trump bias. Besides speaking as a witness for Democrats, Karlan also said she crossed a street in Washington, D.C. in order to avoid Trump's hotel.