If he came from a Confederate state, it would make sense. But he's from a Union state. That said, the confederate flag is largely considered to be a symbol of the south & I know people who proudly display it without intending it to represent racism. To them it is something different.
I actually agreed with what Trump said about not wanting his son, Barron, to play football because he doesn't want him to be seriously injured. I really hope the kid will turn out OK and that people won't harass him when he gets older and is more accessible to the public.
As an aside, when I first read about the governor of VA being accused of racism, I thought he was a Republican. I was surprised to learn he was a Democrat, but I still feel the same way about it. People are making a mountain out of a molehill. My mother, to this day, doesn't understand why blackface is considered so offensive.