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Former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton has spoken out in defence of Barron Trump,Canada 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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