Barron Trump

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Barron Trump
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Trump in 2025
Born
Barron William Trump

(2006-03-20) March 20, 2006 (age 19)
New York City, U.S.
CitizenshipUnited States
Slovenia
Education New York University (attending)
OccupationUniversity student
Political party Republican
Parents
Family Trump family

Barron William Trump (born March 20, 2006) is an American university student. He is the youngest son of Donald Trump, the president of the United States, and his third wife, Melania Trump.

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Barron was an apolitical figure during his father's first presidency, attracting media attention despite attempts by Melania to distance her son from politics. Trump demonstrated an interest in soccer during that time, signing for D.C. United Academy as a midfielder. Following his father's departure from the White House, he moved to Florida and graduated in May 2024 from Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach. Trump was invited to become an at-large delegate for Florida at the 2024 Republican National Convention, but he declined. He co-founded a real estate company in July 2024, which was dissolved after his father won election to a second presidency. A gain of Republican votes by young men was credited to Barron's advice to the campaign about contacting podcasters and online influencers.

Life and education

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Trump with his father Donald Trump in 2007
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Trump with his parents in 2019

Barron William Trump [1] was born on March 20, 2006, to Donald Trump and Melania Knauss. He was baptized at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump was raised at Trump Tower, where he has a floor of his own, [2] and attended Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School for his primary education. [3] He is of German, Scottish and Slovenian descent. [4]

Upon learning of Barron's conception in August 2005, Donald expressed surprise. [5] Donald has expressed a fascination with the name "Barron" or "Baron", referring to himself as "the Baron" during an affair with Marla Maples, requesting the writer of a television series based on his real estate career refer to the main character as "Barron", and using the pseudonym "John Barron". [6] Donald chose Trump's first name, while Melania chose his middle name. [7] Melania has served as Barron's primary parent; [8] according to People , Barron is her priority. [9] Melania described Barron in an ABC News interview as "not a sweatpants child" who occasionally dressed as his father while partaking in baseball games, golf events, and tennis lessons. [10] According to Mary Jordan in The Art of Her Deal (2020), several of Donald's friends believed he was less interested in Melania after Barron was born. [11]

Trump was present for his father's presidential campaign announcement in June 2015. [12] Trump's father was elected president in November 2016; the younger Trump and his mother remained in New York for six months following the election over concerns regarding his public image and school. [8] In an interview with People in September 2015, he expressed reservations about losing friendships if he had to move to Washington, D.C. [13] At his father's first inauguration, Trump sat beside his mother. [14] Trump is the youngest person to reside in the White House and the first son since John F. Kennedy Jr., [15] whose father John F. Kennedy was inaugurated two months after he was born. [16] He invited his class to the White House in May 2017. [17] Trump appeared at the White House's Truman Balcony to view the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. [18] Trump began attending St. Andrew's Episcopal School in September, [19] a preparatory school in Potomac, Maryland, described by his mother as having a "diverse community and [a] commitment to academic excellence". [20] In February 2020, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Trump frequently contacts his son. [21]

Following his departure from the White House after his loss in the 2020 presidential election, Donald moved to Mar-a-Lago; [22] since the election, Melania has been "very protective" of Barron. [23] Barron was not present for his father's final speech. [24] He began attending Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida, in August 2021. [25] He was entitled to Secret Service protection until 2022. [26] Trump graduated from Oxbridge Academy in May 2024, [27] and began attending New York University's Stern School of Business in September 2024 with renewed Secret Service protection. [28] [29]

Career

Politics

In an interview, Donald Trump said his son advises him on politics with interest in the industry; [30] according to Mollie Hemingway, Barron criticized his father for failing to let Joe Biden speak following a debate in 2020. [31] In March 2024, Trump attended a meeting with his father and businessmen Elon Musk and Nelson Peltz, according to The Wall Street Journal . [32] In April, Barron was photographed with businessmen Patrick Bet-David and Justin Waller, mixed martial artist Colby Covington, and conservative figure Bo Loudon at Mar-a-Lago. According to Bet-David, Barron invited him. [33] Trump is friends with Loudon, according to The Daily Telegraph . [34] In May, Trump was invited to become an at-large delegate for Florida at the 2024 Republican National Convention, joined by his brothers Eric and Donald Jr. and his sister Tiffany. [35] Trump declined the invitation, citing "prior commitments". [36] According to the Daily Mail , Trump and Loudon arraigned an interview between his father and influencer Adin Ross. [37]

Trump appeared at a rally with his father in Doral, Florida, in July 2024. [38] Trump's father credited him for an interview he conducted with Adin Ross, an online streamer. [39] ABC News described Trump as a podcast advisor to his father. [40] Trump's mother later said that he played in an important role in garnering young voters for Donald. [41] He was present for his father's victory speech after the 2024 presidential election [42] and his father's second inauguration. [43] At a 2025 inauguration event, his father credited him with suggesting that he appear on a Joe Rogan podcast, [44] which reportedly helped him win the election. [45] Trump is said to have made many such suggestions to connect his father with podcasters and online influencers very popular among young men. [46] [47]

Business

In July 2024, Trump co-founded Trump, Fulcher & Roxburgh Capital Inc., a real estate company. [48] The company was dissolved after the 2024 presidential election with no plans to re-establish it during the second presidency of Trump's father. [49] By September, he was listed as a "DeFi visionary" for World Liberty Financial; according to The New York Times , Steve Witkoff, a real estate investor with ties to Trump, envisioned Trump's role as a deterrence to memecoins and to give him business experience. [50] The Times later reported that Trump urged his parents to become involved in cryptocurrency. [51]

Public image

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Trump at the 2017 Easter Egg Roll

Trump appeared with Melania on The Oprah Winfrey Show two months after he was born. [34] His mother aimed to keep his father's political career from disrupting their son's life. [8] The Trump administration sought to avert attention from Barron during his education at St. Andrew's Episcopal School. Journalist Kate Andersen Brower argued that criticism towards Barron contributed to his family's decision to send him to a school further away from the White House rather than institutions such as the progressive-leaning Sidwell Friends School. The Secret Service protected Trump during his education at St. Andrew's. [19] During the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Andrew's did not re-open. [52]

At a rally in Battle Creek, Michigan in December 2019, Donald stated that Barron could visit Central Park and attract a larger audience than Elizabeth Warren. [53] Trump's father has attested to Barron's apparent knowledge of computers, bringing him to an event in Las Vegas and saying that Barron could have developed an improved HealthCare.gov; Donald recounted his son's ability to unlock his computer at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2022. [54]

A video of Trump and his father listening to "Blank Space" in silence went viral in 2014. [55] At a 2018 event for her Be Best campaign, Melania Trump said Barron did not have social media accounts. [56] According to The New York Times in December 2020, over one hundred Twitter accounts were active in Trump's name, excluding profiles labeled as satire. Trump's identity was falsified by a supporter of his father from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, who used a Twitter account in Trump's name to solicit donations for himself. [57] In June 2021, the individual was indicted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for fraud and identity theft. [58]

Personal life

Owing to his mother's Slovenian heritage, Trump is fluent in Slovene [3] and has a slight Slovene accent. [59] In an interview with People , Melania stated her son frequently spoke with his maternal grandmother, Amalija Knavs, until her death in January 2024. [60] [61] Trump is a Slovenian citizen and inherently holds European Union citizenship; his mother applied for citizenship on his behalf and has continued to renew it. [62] Melania's parents have taught Barron Slovene songs. [63] Melania's sister Ines Knauss is Barron's godmother. [64]

Trump's height has been the subject of speculation. Photographs of Trump at Mar-a-Lago [65] and Knavs's funeral elicited questions of image manipulation. [66] Trump's father has stated he is 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) and 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) tall; [67] in January 2024, Donald attributed the height to Knavs's food. [5] Michael Wolff wrote in Siege: Trump Under Fire (2019) that Trump frequently questioned how to stunt Barron's growth, expressing envy over his height. [68]

Sports

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Trump was given a Telstar Mechta from the 2018 Russia–United States summit.

According to The Washington Post in 2017, golf is "a favorite of Barron's", [69] and his father played golf with him during his presidency. [70] Trump played baseball in Central Park in his youth. [71] According to People , Trump's father has rarely been seen playing golf with him. [23] The Post reported that Trump enjoys soccer and is a fan of Arsenal F.C. During the Easter Egg Roll at the White House in April 2017, Trump discussed soccer with D.C. United forward Patrick Mullins and midfielders Julian Buescher and Marcelo Sarvas. D.C. United presented him with a personalized soccer ball. [72] In September, Trump joined D.C. United Academy as a midfielder. [73] During the 2018 Russia–United States summit, Trump's father stated he would give him the Telstar Mechta that Russian President Vladimir Putin gifted him, though according to Bloomberg News, U.S. law prevents Barron from receiving the soccer ball. [74] In December 2018, Trump met D.C. United forward Wayne Rooney at the White House, reportedly asking his father to invite Rooney. [75]

See also

References

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