Barron Trump

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Barron William Trump{{Sfn|Bennett|2019|p=114}} was born on March 20, 2006, to Donald Trump and Melania Knauss.{{Cite web |last=Comstock |first=Jennifer Sangalang, Kristina Webb and Lori |title=Barron Trump birthday, spring break? His father may head to Bedminster golf club that weekend |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2025/03/14/barron-trump-birthday-melania-florida-york-jersey-viktor-knavs/79222040007/ |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Sangalang |first=Jennifer |title=Barron Trump: Everything to know about Donald and Melania Trump's only child, NYU student |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2025/01/14/barron-trump-melania-height-nyu-ivanka-tiffany-mar-lago/74562543007/ |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=The Palm Beach Post |language=en-US}} 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,{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/11/barron-trump-meet-the-first-first-boy-since-jfk-jr/ |title=Barron Trump: Meet the first 'first boy' since JFK Jr |date=November 11, 2016 |last=Alexander |first=Harriet |work=The Telegraph |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-date=November 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112030023/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/11/barron-trump-meet-the-first-first-boy-since-jfk-jr/ |url-status=live }} and attended Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School for his primary education.{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-barron-delegate-republican-graduation-b2542251.html |title=Barron Trump enters political fray as an RNC delegate. Here's what we know about youngest Trump |date=May 9, 2024 |last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |work=The Independent |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509130740/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-barron-delegate-republican-graduation-b2542251.html |url-status=live }} He is of German, Scottish and Slovenian descent.{{Cite web |url=https://people.com/all-about-donald-trump-family-tree-7567639 |title=Donald Trump's Family Tree: All About His Parents, Siblings, Wives and Children |date=April 15, 2024 |last=Eidell |first=Lynsey |work=People |access-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=March 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328164508/https://people.com/all-about-donald-trump-family-tree-7567639 |url-status=live }}

Upon learning of Barron's conception in August 2005, Donald expressed surprise.{{Cite web |url=https://people.com/all-about-barron-trump-donald-trump-son-7507615 |title=Barron Trump: Everything to Know About Donald Trump's Youngest Son |date=May 9, 2024 |last=Gurley |first=Alex |work=People |access-date=May 9, 2024}} Donald has shown 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" since at least 1980.{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trump-alter-ego-barron/2016/05/12/02ac99ec-16fe-11e6-aa55-670cabef46e0_story.html |title=Donald Trump masqueraded as publicist to brag about himself |date=May 13, 2016 |last1=Fisher |first1=Marc |last2=Hobson |first2=Will |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904141238/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trump-alter-ego-barron/2016/05/12/02ac99ec-16fe-11e6-aa55-670cabef46e0_story.html |url-status=live }} Donald chose Trump's first name, while Melania chose his middle name.{{Cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20175764,00.html |title=Billion Dollar Baby |date=May 1, 2006 |last=Schneider |first=Karen S. |work=People |access-date=May 11, 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925091754/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20175764,00.html |archive-date=September 25, 2015}} Melania has served as Barron's primary parent;{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/us/politics/melania-trump-barron-trump-donald-trump-new-york-white-house.html |title=Melania and Barron Trump Won't Immediately Move to White House |date=November 20, 2016 |last=Haberman |first=Maggie |author-link=Maggie Haberman |work=The New York Times |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=November 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124083943/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/us/politics/melania-trump-barron-trump-donald-trump-new-york-white-house.html?_r=0 |url-status=live }} according to People, Barron is her priority.{{Cite web |url=https://people.com/melania-trump-chooses-barron-over-politics-exclusive-sources-8608282 |title=Melania Trump Will Always Choose Son Barron over Politics: 'She Dislikes a Petting Zoo' |date=March 13, 2024 |last1=Marx |first1=Linda |last2=Chamlee |first2=Virginia |work=People |access-date=March 31, 2025 |archive-date=March 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250326190202/https://people.com/melania-trump-chooses-barron-over-politics-exclusive-sources-8608282 |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/04/melania-trump-my-son-7-is-not-a-sweatpants-child |title=Melania Trump: My Son, 7, Is 'Not a Sweatpants Child' |date=April 11, 2013 |last=Messer |first=Lesley |publisher=ABC News |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510061209/https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/04/melania-trump-my-son-7-is-not-a-sweatpants-child |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite news |last=Garner |first=Dwight |date=2020-06-14 |title=A New Book Brings Melania Trump Into (Slightly) Better Focus |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/14/books/review-art-of-her-deal-melania-trump-mary-jordan.html |access-date=2025-04-26 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 3, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250503060138/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/14/books/review-art-of-her-deal-melania-trump-mary-jordan.html |url-status=live }}{{Sfn|Jordan|2020|p=184}}

Trump was present for his father's presidential campaign announcement in June 2015.{{Sfn|Bennett|2019|p=19}} 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. In an interview with People in September 2015, he expressed reservations about losing friendships if he had to move to Washington, D.C.{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/09/30/surprised-about-this-whole-donald-trump-thing-so-apparently-is-his-family/ |title=Surprised about this whole Donald Trump thing? So, apparently, is his family. |date=September 30, 2015 |last=Phillips |first=Amber |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=February 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207011419/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/09/30/surprised-about-this-whole-donald-trump-thing-so-apparently-is-his-family/ |url-status=live }} At his father's first inauguration, Trump sat beside his mother.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/inauguration-of-donald-trump/ |title=Inauguration of Donald Trump |date=January 21, 2017 |publisher=CBS News |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510064213/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/inauguration-of-donald-trump/ |url-status=live }} Trump was the first president's son since John F. Kennedy Jr. to reside in the White House.{{Cite web |last=King |first=Alexandra |date=2016-11-10 |title=Barron Trump will be first son in White House son since JFK Jr. |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/10/politics/barron-trump-first-son-in-white-house-since-jfk-jr-/index.html |access-date=2024-05-09 |publisher=CNN |language=en |archive-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510061209/https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/10/politics/barron-trump-first-son-in-white-house-since-jfk-jr-/index.html |url-status=live }} He invited his class to the White House in May 2017.{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/barron-trump-classmates-us-president-meet-white-house-tour-columbia-grammar-and-preparatory-school-donald-a7738946.html |title=Barron Trump takes classmates to meet the US President on White House tour |date=May 16, 2017 |last=Oppenheim |first=Maya |work=The Independent |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=May 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507201037/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/barron-trump-classmates-us-president-meet-white-house-tour-columbia-grammar-and-preparatory-school-donald-a7738946.html |url-status=live }} Trump appeared at the White House's Truman Balcony to view the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/21/science/solar-eclipse.html |title=The Solar Eclipse: Highlights From Its Path Across the United States |date=August 21, 2017 |work=The New York Times |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=April 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408134203/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/21/science/solar-eclipse.html |url-status=live }} Trump began attending St. Andrew's Episcopal School in September,{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/us/politics/barron-tiffany-trump-school.html |title=Two Trump Children Escape the Traditional Spectacle as School Begins |date=September 5, 2017 |last1=Rogers |first1=Katie |last2=Fandos |first2=Nicholas |work=The New York Times |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=March 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313080431/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/us/politics/barron-tiffany-trump-school.html |url-status=live }} a preparatory school in Potomac, Maryland, described by his mother as having a "diverse community and [a] commitment to academic excellence".{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/us/politics/barron-trump-st-andrews-episcopal.html |title=Trump's Youngest Son to Attend Maryland Prep School |date=May 15, 2017 |last1=Green |first1=Erica |last2=Haberman |first2=Maggie |author-link2=Maggie Haberman |work=The New York Times |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510061223/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/us/politics/barron-trump-st-andrews-episcopal.html |url-status=live }} In February 2020, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Trump frequently contacts his son.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/28/us/politics/cpac-coronavirus.html |title=Trump Criticizes Media for Coverage of Coronavirus |date=February 28, 2020 |last=Karni |first=Annie |work=The New York Times |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=April 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409094752/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/28/us/politics/cpac-coronavirus.html |url-status=live }}

Following his departure from the White House after his loss in the 2020 presidential election, Donald moved to Mar-a-Lago;{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/us/trump-palm-beach-florida.html |title=From Commander in Chief to Interloper in Palm Beach |date=January 21, 2021 |last1=Mazzei |first1=Patricia |last2=Echikson |first2=Julia |work=The New York Times |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510061210/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/us/trump-palm-beach-florida.html |url-status=live }} since the election, Melania has been "very protective" of Barron.{{Cite web |url=https://people.com/politics/details-of-donald-trump-life-after-the-white-house/ |title=Scenes from Trump's Life After the White House: Golf, Meetings with Lawmakers and (Perhaps) Less TV |date=April 29, 2021 |last=Chamlee |first=Virginia |work=People |access-date=May 11, 2024}} Barron was not present for his father's final speech.{{Cite web |url=https://people.com/politics/barron-trump-skipped-father-final-speech-as-president/ |title=Barron Trump Skipped His Father Donald Trump's Final Speech as President |date=January 20, 2021 |last=Neumann |first=Sean |work=People |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126143429/https://people.com/politics/barron-trump-skipped-father-final-speech-as-president/ |url-status=live }} He began attending Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida, in August 2021.{{Cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/mar-a-lago-barron-trump-aaaad1e5de36da73507e9ab77a50c457 |title=Barron Trump to attend exclusive school near Mar-a-Lago |date=August 20, 2021 |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509175258/https://apnews.com/article/mar-a-lago-barron-trump-aaaad1e5de36da73507e9ab77a50c457 |url-status=live }} He was entitled to Secret Service protection until 2022.{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-extended-secret-service-protection-for-13-members-of-his-family-as-he-left-office/2021/01/20/31ef3e9e-5b3c-11eb-b8bd-ee36b1cd18bf_story.html |title=Trump extended Secret Service protection to his adult children and three top officials as he left office |date=January 20, 2021 |last1=Leonnig |first1=Carol |last2=Miroff |first2=Nick |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-date=May 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523225923/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-extended-secret-service-protection-for-13-members-of-his-family-as-he-left-office/2021/01/20/31ef3e9e-5b3c-11eb-b8bd-ee36b1cd18bf_story.html |url-status=live }} Trump graduated from Oxbridge Academy in May 2024,{{cite news |last1=Fins |first1=Antonio |last2=Bisognano |first2=John |date=May 18, 2024 |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2024/05/18/barron-trump-graduates-donald-melania-show-up-at-oxbridge-ceremony/73734727007/ |title=Barron Trump graduates: What will Donald Trump's youngest son do now? |newspaper=Palm Beach Post |access-date=March 31, 2025}} and began attending New York University's Stern School of Business in September 2024 with renewed Secret Service protection.{{Cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/us-news/barron-trump-college-new-york-university-a28bf157 |title=Barron Trump Is Going to NYU |date=September 4, 2024 |last=Lukpat |first=Alyssa |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=September 4, 2024 |archive-date=September 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904173529/https://www.wsj.com/us-news/barron-trump-college-new-york-university-a28bf157 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2024/07/14/barron-trump-secret-service-protection-donald-trump-children/74401392007/ |title=Does Barron Trump get Secret Service protection? What the rules are |date=July 14, 2024 |newspaper=The Record |first=J. Staas |last=Haught |access-date=March 31, 2025}}

In an interview, Donald Trump said his son advises him on politics with interest in the industry;{{Cite web |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4656685-donald-trump-barron-trump-political-advise-2024/ |title=Trump says son Barron advises him on politics: 'He is a smart one' |date=May 10, 2024 |last=Timotija |first=Filip |work=The Hill |access-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510223028/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4656685-donald-trump-barron-trump-political-advise-2024/ |url-status=live }} according to Mollie Hemingway, Trump criticized his father for failing to let Joe Biden speak following a debate in 2020.{{Sfn|Hemingway|2021|p=178}} In March 2024, Trump attended a meeting with his father and businessmen Elon Musk and Nelson Peltz, according to The Wall Street Journal.{{Cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/politics/donald-trump-elon-musk-alliance-d1fe43e3 |title=Inside Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Growing Alliance |date=May 29, 2024 |last1=Glazer |first1=Emily |last2=Whelan |first2=Robbie |last3=Leary |first3=Alex |last4=Lombardo |first4=Cara |last5=Mattioli |first5=Dana |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530235654/https://www.wsj.com/politics/donald-trump-elon-musk-alliance-d1fe43e3 |url-status=live }} In April, Trump 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, Trump invited him.{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/04/05/barron-trump-towers-over-guests-at-mar-a-lago/ |title=Barron Trump towers over guests in rare appearance at Mar-a-Lago |date=April 5, 2024 |last=Smith |first=Benedict |work=The Telegraph |access-date=May 11, 2024}} Trump is friends with Loudon, according to The Daily Telegraph.{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/13/barron-trump-melania-politics-florida-donald-florida/ |title=Teen Trump: How 18-year-old Barron could follow in his father's footsteps |date=May 13, 2024 |last=Wills |first=Kate |work=The Telegraph |access-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513170935/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/13/barron-trump-melania-politics-florida-donald-florida/ |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/09/us/politics/barron-trump-gop-national-convention.html |title=Barron Trump Is Picked to Be Delegate at the Republican Convention |date=May 9, 2024 |last=Gold |first=Michael |work=The New York Times |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509121542/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/09/us/politics/barron-trump-gop-national-convention.html |url-status=live }} Trump declined the invitation, citing "prior commitments".{{Cite web |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4657094-barron-trump-declines-rnc-delegate/ |title=Barron Trump declines to be RNC delegate because of 'prior commitments' |date=May 10, 2024 |last=Samuels |first=Brett |work=The Hill |access-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510215624/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4657094-barron-trump-declines-rnc-delegate/ |url-status=live }} According to the Daily Mail, Trump and Loudon arranged an interview between his father and influencer Adin Ross.{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/barron-trump-harris-bo-loudon-gen-z-b2595620.html |title=Trump turns to teen son Barron and his influencer best friend to try to rival Harris's 'brat' Gen Z appeal |date=August 13, 2024 |last=Liddell |first=James |work=The Independent |access-date=September 4, 2024 |archive-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240815061033/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/barron-trump-harris-bo-loudon-gen-z-b2595620.html |url-status=live }}

Trump appeared at a rally with his father in Doral, Florida, in July 2024.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/18/us/politics/melania-ivanka-barron-trump.html |title=Melania and Ivanka Trump Fill Out the Family Portrait, but Not Barron |date=July 18, 2024 |last1=Davis O'Brien |first1=Rebecca |last2=Gold |first2=Michael |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 30, 2024 |archive-date=July 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719030611/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/18/us/politics/melania-ivanka-barron-trump.html |url-status=live }} Trump's father credited him for an interview he conducted with Adin Ross, an online streamer.{{Cite web |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2024/08/06/barron-trump-rolex-cybertruck-adin-ross-interview-livestream-banned/74686808007/ |title=Trump credits son Barron Trump for appearance on Gen Z livestream with Adin Ross |date=August 6, 2024 |last1=Fins |first1=Antonio |last2=Sangalang |first2=Jennifer |work=The Palm Beach Post |access-date=March 30, 2025}} ABC News described Trump as a podcast advisor to his father.{{Cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trumps-gen-son-barron-serving-unofficial-podcast/story?id=115067138 |title=Donald Trump's Gen Z son, Barron, is serving as his unofficial podcast adviser |date=October 25, 2024 |last1=Santucci |first1=John |last2=Keane |first2=Sean |publisher=ABC News |access-date=March 30, 2025}} Trump's mother later said that he played in an important role in garnering young voters for Donald.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/us/politics/melania-trump-barron-trump-election-win.html |title=Melania Trump Credits Barron Trump With Helping His Father Win |date=December 6, 2024 |last=Weiland |first=Noah |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 30, 2024 |archive-date=December 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209060351/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/us/politics/melania-trump-barron-trump-election-win.html |url-status=live }} He was present for his father's victory speech after the 2024 presidential election{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/style/trump-ivanka-melania-election-speech.html |title=A New Portrait of Trump Family Values |date=November 6, 2024 |last=Friedman |first=Vanessa |author-link=Vanessa Friedman |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 30, 2024 |archive-date=November 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241107010810/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/style/trump-ivanka-melania-election-speech.html |url-status=live }} and his father's second inauguration.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/us/politics/trump-family-baron-melania-kids.html |title=Trump's Family Stands by His Side at His Inauguration |date=January 20, 2025 |last=Lerer |first=Lisa |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 30, 2024}} At a 2025 inauguration event, his father credited him with suggesting that he appear on a Joe Rogan podcast,{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/politics/video/barron-trump-inauguration-joe-rogan-credit-digvid |title=Barron Trump reacts to the crowd after dad recognizes him at inauguration |date=January 20, 2025 |website=CNN |access-date=February 2, 2025 |archive-date=February 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250205091720/https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/politics/video/barron-trump-inauguration-joe-rogan-credit-digvid |url-status=live }} which reportedly helped him win the election.{{cite news |last1=Haskins |first1=Caroline |title=Rogan, Musk and an emboldened manosphere salute Trump's win: 'Let that sink in' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/07/joe-rogan-elon-musk-heterodoxy-trump-win-reaction |access-date=February 2, 2025 |work=The Guardian |date=November 7, 2024}} Trump is said to have made many such suggestions to connect his father with podcasters and online influencers very popular among young men.{{cite news |last1=Nicolaou |first1=Anna |last2=Dunai |first2=Marton |last3=Palma |first3=Stefania |last4=Schwartz |first4=Felicia |date=February 27, 2025 |url=https://www.ft.com/content/52a17ca9-c253-4e92-852a-a8cb8592cb16?shareType=enterprise&shareId=9fe67474-1d5c-4eab-8f6e-cca4052ca72a |title=How the Tate brothers won US backing for their release |newspaper=Financial Times |access-date=March 19, 2025}}{{cite news |last=Steafel |first=Eleanor |date=October 7, 2024 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/10/07/barron-trump-key-to-donald-election-victory-2024/ |title=Why Barron Trump could be key to Donald winning back the White House |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=March 20, 2025 |archive-date=April 3, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403014118/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/10/07/barron-trump-key-to-donald-election-victory-2024/ |url-status=live }}

In July 2024, Trump co-founded Trump, Fulcher & Roxburgh Capital Inc., a real estate company.{{Cite web |url=https://people.com/barron-trump-business-ideas-exclusive-8778624 |title=Barron Trump, 18, Already Has a Business Plan: 'He Understands What People His Age Are Looking For' (Exclusive Source) |date=January 24, 2025 |last1=Marx |first1=Linda |last2=Raposas |first2=Rachel |work=People |access-date=March 30, 2025 |archive-date=March 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250326200755/https://people.com/barron-trump-business-ideas-exclusive-8778624 |url-status=live }} The company was dissolved after the 2024 presidential election with no plans to re-establish it during the second presidency of Trump's father.{{Cite web |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/the-education-and-anointment-of-barron-trump |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212232839/https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/the-education-and-anointment-of-barron-trump |title=The Education—and Anointment—of Barron Trump |date=February 12, 2025 |archive-date=February 12, 2025|last=Adler |first=Dan |work=Vanity Fair |access-date=March 30, 2025}} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/technology/trump-crypto-world-liberty-financial.html |title=Trump Rolls Out His New Cryptocurrency Business |date=September 16, 2024 |last1=Yaffe-Bellany |first1=David |last2=LaFraniere |first2=Sharon |last3=Goldstein |first3=Matthew |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 30, 2025 |archive-date=March 29, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250329234016/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/technology/trump-crypto-world-liberty-financial.html |url-status=live }} The Times later reported that Trump urged his parents to become involved in cryptocurrency.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/us/politics/barron-melania-trump-inauguration.html |title=At Inauguration, Melania and Barron Trump Greet a Limelight They Once Avoided |date=January 20, 2025 |last=Rogers |first=Katie |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 30, 2024}}

File:Barron, Melania, and Donald Trump at 2017 Easter egg roll (33573170283) (cropped).jpg

Trump appeared with Melania on The Oprah Winfrey Show two months after he was born. His mother aimed to keep his father's political career from disrupting their son's life.{{Cite web |last=Sanford |first=Jenny |date=2017-01-19 |title=Vox First Person: I endured the spotlight as first lady of South Carolina. Here’s my advice to Melania Trump. |url=https://www.vox.com/first-person/2017/1/19/14252006/donald-trump-melania-trump-advice |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=Vox |language=en-US |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225230944/https://www.vox.com/first-person/2017/1/19/14252006/donald-trump-melania-trump-advice |url-status=live }} 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. During the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Andrew's did not re-open.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/us/politics/barron-trump-school-coronavirus.html |title=As Trump Calls for Schools to Fully Reopen, His Son's School Says It Will Not |date=July 23, 2020 |last=Baker |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Baker (journalist) |work=The New York Times |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510061222/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/us/politics/barron-trump-school-coronavirus.html |url-status=live }}

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.{{Cite web |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/475230-trump-invokes-son-barron-while-attacking-warren-at-rally/ |title=Trump invokes son Barron while attacking Warren at rally |date=December 18, 2019 |last=Klar |first=Rebecca |work=The Hill |access-date=May 10, 2024}} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/03/20/barron-trump-turns-18-facts-on-donalds-son-height-sports-school/72955019007/ |title=Barron Trump, Donald Trump's youngest son, turns 18. Five things to know about him |date=March 20, 2024 |last=Bisognano |first=John |work=USA Today |access-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513223623/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/03/20/barron-trump-turns-18-facts-on-donalds-son-height-sports-school/72955019007/ |url-status=live }}

A video of Trump and his father listening in silence to the song "Blank Space" by Taylor Swift went viral in 2014.{{Sfn|Bennett|2019|p=123}} At a 2018 event for her Be Best campaign, Melania Trump said Barron did not have social media accounts.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/first-lady-melania-trump-be-best-campaign-son-barron-trump/ |title=Melania Trump sheds light on what keeps son Barron busy |date=November 29, 2018 |publisher=CBS News |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510061209/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/first-lady-melania-trump-be-best-campaign-son-barron-trump/ |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/08/technology/trump-family-impersonator.html |title=He Pretended to Be Trump's Family. Then Trump Fell for It. |date=December 8, 2020 |last=Nicas |first=Jack |work=The New York Times |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=April 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410203914/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/08/technology/trump-family-impersonator.html |url-status=live }} In June 2021, the individual was indicted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for fraud and identity theft.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/08/business/the-fbi-arrests-a-pennsylvania-man-who-impersonated-trumps-relatives.html |title=The F.B.I. arrests a Pennsylvania man who impersonated Trump's relatives. |date=June 8, 2021 |last=Nicas |first=Jack |work=The New York Times |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510061209/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/08/business/the-fbi-arrests-a-pennsylvania-man-who-impersonated-trumps-relatives.html |url-status=live }}

Owing to his mother's Slovenian heritage, Trump is fluent in Slovene and had a slight Slovene accent as a child,{{Sfn|Bennett|2019|p=112}} though it disappeared by 2024.{{cite news |last=Cohen |first=Danielle |date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.thecut.com/article/barron-trump-speaking-in-2024-has-emerged.html |title=We Finally Know What Barron Trump's Voice Sounds Like |website=The Cut |access-date=April 7, 2025 |archive-date=January 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114135334/https://www.thecut.com/article/barron-trump-speaking-in-2024-has-emerged.html |url-status=live }} In an interview with People, Melania said her son frequently spoke with his maternal grandmother, Amalija Knavs, until her death in January 2024.{{Cite web |url=https://people.com/celebrity/melania-trumps-first-interview/ |title=Melania Trump's First Interview! Plus: Why Donald Trump Says His Wife Would Be an 'Amazing' First Lady |date=December 2, 2020 |last1=Cagle |first1=Jess |last2=Triggs |first2=Charlotte |work=People |access-date=March 31, 2025 |archive-date=October 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009085549/https://people.com/celebrity/melania-trumps-first-interview/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/us/politics/amalija-knavs-dead.html |title=Amalija Knavs, Mother of Former First Lady Melania Trump, Dies at 78 |date=January 9, 2024 |last=Sandomir |first=Richard |work=The New York Times |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-date=January 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110060547/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/us/politics/amalija-knavs-dead.html |url-status=live }} 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.{{Sfn|Jordan|2020|p=192}} Melania's parents have taught Barron Slovene songs.{{Sfn|Jordan|2020|p=257}} Melania's sister Ines Knauss is Barron's godmother.{{Sfn|Jordan|2020|p=193}}

Trump's height has been the subject of speculation. Photographs of Trump at Mar-a-Lago{{Cite web |url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tall-barron-trump-photo/ |title='Tall Barron Trump' Pic Was Already a Year Old When It Went Viral |date=June 20, 2022 |last=Evon |first=Dan |work=Snopes |access-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-date=June 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620150904/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tall-barron-trump-photo/ |url-status=live }} and Knavs's funeral elicited questions of image manipulation.{{Cite web |url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/barron-trump-6-foot-7-inches-image/ |title=Is This a Real Image of Barron Trump? |date=January 19, 2024 |last=PerryCook |first=Taija |work=Snopes |access-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513233813/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/barron-trump-6-foot-7-inches-image/ |url-status=live }} Trump's father has stated he is {{Height|ft=6|in=7}} and {{Height|ft=6|in=8}} tall.{{Cite web |url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2024/02/barron-trump-height-how-tall-is-melania-adopted.html |title=Will Barron Trump Ever Stop Growing? |date=February 8, 2024 |last=Schwedel |first=Heather |work=Slate |access-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513064900/https://slate.com/human-interest/2024/02/barron-trump-height-how-tall-is-melania-adopted.html |url-status=live }}

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According to The Washington Post in 2017, golf is "a favorite of Barron's",{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/05/15/barron-trump-to-attend-private-st-andrews-episcopal-school-in-maryland-this-fall/ |title=Barron Trump to attend private St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Maryland this fall |date=May 15, 2017 |last=Strauss |first=Valerie |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019120942/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/05/15/barron-trump-to-attend-private-st-andrews-episcopal-school-in-maryland-this-fall/ |url-status=live }} and his father played golf with him during his first presidency.{{Cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/14/donald-trump-golf-1273822 |title=Trump's hidden life on the golf course |date=April 14, 2019 |last1=Orr |first1=Gabby |last2=Lippman |first2=Daniel |work=Politico |access-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511024145/https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/14/donald-trump-golf-1273822 |url-status=live }} Trump played baseball in Central Park in his youth.{{Sfn|Bennett|2019|p=120}} According to People, Trump's father has rarely been seen playing golf with him. 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.{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soccer-insider/wp/2017/04/18/barron-trump-likes-soccer-and-arsenal-and-d-c-united/ |title=Barron Trump likes soccer. And Arsenal. And D.C. United? |date=April 18, 2017 |last=Goff |first=Steven |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=September 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923051236/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soccer-insider/wp/2017/04/18/barron-trump-likes-soccer-and-arsenal-and-d-c-united/ |url-status=live }} In September, Trump joined D.C. United Academy as a midfielder.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/president-donald-trumps-son-barron-plays-for-d-c-united-youth-team-as-a-midfielder/ |title=Trump's son Barron plays for pro soccer club's youth team as a midfielder |date=September 25, 2017 |last=Gonzalez |first=Roger |work=CBS Sports |access-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531194731/https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/president-donald-trumps-son-barron-plays-for-d-c-united-youth-team-as-a-midfielder/ |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2018-07-19/obama-kids-surrendered-soccer-ball-gifts-will-trump-keep-his |title=Can Trump Give Barron the Soccer Ball He Got From Putin? It's Complicated |date=July 19, 2018 |last=Silver |first=Vernon |publisher=Bloomberg News |access-date=May 9, 2024}} In December 2018, Trump met D.C. United forward Wayne Rooney at the White House, reportedly asking his father to invite Rooney.{{Cite news |date=2018-12-11 |title=Wayne Rooney: DC United player visits White House and meets Barron Trump |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46532721 |access-date=2025-04-26 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB |archive-date=April 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407210418/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46532721 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/dc-uniteds-newest-star-wayne-rooney-toured-trumps-white-house-how-did-fans-react/2019/03/01/90d4568a-23f1-11e9-81fd-b7b05d5bed90_story.html |title=D.C. United's newest star Wayne Rooney toured Trump's White House. How did fans react? |date=March 4, 2019 |last=Ashworth |first=Samuel |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=November 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105003722/http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/dc-uniteds-newest-star-wayne-rooney-toured-trumps-white-house-how-did-fans-react/2019/03/01/90d4568a-23f1-11e9-81fd-b7b05d5bed90_story.html |url-status=live }}

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