GETTY*CNN Donald Trump's Colorado office is being managed by 12-year-old Weston Imer

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Weston Imer is one of Trump’s most prominent political leaders at the Jefferson County office in Colorado, it can be revealed. Imer, who helps coordinate volunteers at the office, says he is backing Trump because he wants to feel more protected against armed gunmen while he is at school.

The schoolboy said he hopes his involvement in the get-out-the-vote operation would inspire other youngsters to engage with politics. He said: “Get involved, that's what I'm going to say. Get involved. Kids need to be educated."

CNN Weston Imer in the Colorado office, busy trying to make sure Republican's vote on election day

Weston's mother, Laurel Imer, who is officially listed as the operation's field coordinator, said the campaign was a good opportunity for her son to learn more about the political process before he returns to school in September. She said: “You have a responsibility to your children to teach them.”

CNN Imer claims he will be running for President in 2040

But Trump has publicly called into question the need for a get-out-the-vote department, which is designed to encourage more people to head to the polls on election day. He said: “We are gonna have tremendous turnout from the evangelicals, from the miners, from the people that make our steel, from people that are getting killed by trade deals, from people that have been just decimated, from the military who are with Trump 100 per cent. “From our vets because I’m going to take care of the vets. “I don’t know that we need to get out the vote. I think people that really want to vote, they’re gonna just get up and vote for Trump. And we’re going to make America great again.”

GETTY Colorado is predicted to vote Democrat, with Clinton 10 points up in the polls

Despite his party leader’s indifference, Imer is adamant this is just the start of his political career and is aiming to become President of America in 2040. He said: “Watch for me in 2040 "And Barron Trump, if you are watching, in 2040 I'll take you as my running mate."

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