mom and dad don't talk. this whole "i'm sending him to the convention" -> "oh no you're not" is his parents fighting through their son
whenever you see barron he has zonked face: his entire existence has been this battle of wills and contempt between donald and melania, he's shell shocked
so: i agree with you. he's likely to become just another GOP ghoul
however, it's possible he rejects both, and charts his own path, as far away as possible