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... The high school student is among a growing number of teens defying liberal stereotypes of America's youngest voters and hopping aboard the Trump train.

"I feel like he reflects a lot of my personal values," Schaefer-Rose, wearing mirrored sunglasses, told AFP at a "Youth VoteFest" Wednesday near the Republican National Convention.

He first became aware of Trump in 2016, seeing him on television during that year's raucous campaign. Other young voters at the event said their first memory of Trump was seeing his cameo in "Home Alone 2," or as a brash boss in television's "The Apprentice."

"I kind of just connected with him," Schaefer-Rose said. "I was only eight years old at the time, but I could see that he was someone I could eventually look up to."

Same with Matthew Paley, a New Jersey 19-year-old who was playing--------- outside the Republican convention arena.

He met his idol Trump -- "very nice dude!" -- recently in Florida and fully backs the billionaire as he seeks a White House comeback.

"Honestly in the beginning ... I just liked Trump because I thought he was hilarious," said Paley.

"Then once I started doing my research, I was like Oh wow, alright.'"

Paley said he embraces the same "core conservative values" as Trump, including gun rights. ...