Kai Trump
{{Short description|American social media personality (born 2007)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
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| image = Kai Trump.jpg
| caption = Trump in 2025
| birth_name = Kai Madison Trump
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|5|12}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| education = The Benjamin School
| known_for = {{Plainlist|
- Eldest granddaughter of Donald Trump
- Social media personality}}|
| mother = Vanessa Trump
| father = Donald Trump Jr.
| relatives = Trump family
Kai Ewans (great-grandfather)
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| channel_display_name = Kai Trump
| genre = {{hlist|Vlogging}}
| subscribers = 1.16M
| views = 113,199,753
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| silver_year = 2024
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Kai Madison Trump (born May 12, 2007) is an American social media personality and golfer. A member of the Trump family, she is the eldest daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Haydon and the eldest grandchild of the 45th and 47th United States president Donald Trump. She rose to national prominence following her speech in support of her grandfather's presidential campaign at the 2024 Republican National Convention,{{Cite web |title=Who Is Kai Madison Trump? All About Donald Trump's Granddaughter |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/who-is-kai-madison-trump-all-about-donald-trumps-granddaughter-7000856 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=www.ndtv.com |language=en}} subsequently becoming a popular social media personality. She has committed to playing for the University of Miami's women's golf team in 2026.
Early life
{{further|Family of Donald Trump}}
File:Kai Trump at Inaugural parade presidential review stand 01-20-17.jpg on January 20, 2017]]
Kai Madison Trump was born on May 12, 2007, in New York City.{{cite magazine |title=Who Is Kai Trump, Donald Trump's Eldest Grandchild? |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a63543546/who-is-kai-trump-donald-grandchild-background/ |access-date=25 January 2025 |magazine=Harper's Bazaar |date=24 January 2025}} She is the first child of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Haydon, and the first grandchild of Donald Trump.{{cite news |last1=Gibson |first1=Kelsie |title=All About Donald Trump's 10 Grandkids |url=https://people.com/all-about-donald-trump-grandkids-8680106 |access-date=25 January 2025 |work=People |date=19 January 2025}} She is named after her great-grandfather, Danish jazz musician Kai Ewans.{{cite web|url=http://www.avisen.dk/loekke-om-trump-sejr-det-lykkes-sjaeldent-en-mand-at_414814.aspx|title=Løkke om Trump-sejr: Det lykkes sjældent én mand at rive det hele ned|date=9 November 2016 |publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.avisen.dk/det-vidste-du-ikke-om-trump-her-er-hans-danske-jazz_414849.aspx|title=Vidtse du det? Her er Trumps danske forbindelse|date=30 March 2016 |publisher=|access-date=2017-03-30|archive-date=2016-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230085933/http://www.avisen.dk/det-vidste-du-ikke-om-trump-her-er-hans-danske-jazz_414849.aspx|url-status=live}} She is the oldest of five siblings. She attends The Benjamin School in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and is a member of the Class of 2026.{{cite news |last1=Lianna |first1=Norman |title=Where does Kai Trump go to school? Tiger Woods, other famous golfers send their kids there |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2024/08/08/tiger-woods-son-charlie-kai-trump-high-school-florida-golf/74629523007/ |access-date=25 January 2025 |work=USA Today |date=8 August 2024}}
Golf
Trump is a competitive golfer{{cite news |last1=Shafiq |first1=Saman |title=Who is Kai Trump? What to know about Donald Trump's oldest granddaughter and golf partner |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/13/kai-trump-age-parents-donald-trump-grandchildren/76259196007/ |access-date=23 November 2024 |work=USA today |date=14 November 2024}} and has played for The Benjamin School in Palm Beach Gardens. She won the 2022 Women's Club Championship and the 2024 Ladies Club Championship at Trump International Palm Beach, where she recorded a competitive handicap of +0.5.{{cite news |last1=Imran |first1=Khambe Huda |title=How Good Is Kai Trump at Golf? Bryson DeChambeau & More Pros Give Their Verdict |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/golf-news-how-good-is-kai-trump-at-golf-bryson-dechambeau-more-pros-give-their-verdict-liv-golf-donald-trump/ |publisher=EssentiallySports |date=19 July 2024}}
In August 2024, she verbally committed to attend the University of Miami to play collegiate golf as a member of the 2026 signing class.{{cite news |last1=Jourdan |first1=Cameron |title=Donald Trump's granddaughter commits to Miami to play college golf |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2024/08/19/donald-trump-granddaughter-kai-trump-commits-to-miami-college-golf/ |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=Golfweek |date=19 August 2024}} As of February 2025, Trump reportedly had an name, image, and likeness valuation of $1.2 million, with sponsors including Callaway Golf Company{{cite news |last1=Graham |first1=Matthew |title=Donald Trump's granddaughter Kai is golf's next big star after Tiger Woods viral pic |url=https://www.si.com/onsi/athlete-lifestyle/relationships/donald-trump-granddaughter-kai-is-golf-next-big-star-tiger-woods-viral-photo |access-date=March 18, 2025 |work=sportsillustrated.com |date=February 17, 2025}} and TaylorMade Golf.{{cite news |title=TaylorMade signs Kai Trump to endorsement deal |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/golf/taylormade-signs-kai-trump-endorsement-deal-2025-02-21 |access-date=March 18, 2025 |work=Reuters |date=February 21, 2025}}
Politics
Trump gave a speech at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, focusing on her relationship with her grandfather. In the speech, she characterized him as "just a normal grandpa" and called him an inspiration.{{cite news |last1=Levien |first1=Simon J. |title=Kai Trump Tells Convention Crowd: 'He's Just a Normal Grandpa' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/17/us/politics/kai-trump-granddaughter-rnc.html |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=New York Times |date=17 July 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Soo Rin |title=Who is Kai Trump? Trump's granddaughter speaks at RNC |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/kai-trump-trumps-granddaughter-speak-rnc/story?id=112037700 |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=ABC News |language=en}} John Mulholland, the former Guardian US editor, called the speech "part of a politically calculated makeover" while political commentator and regular CNN contributor Van Jones said that "The granddaughter came out and opened up our hearts" and said that she did a good job of humanizing Donald Trump and making him appear "likeable".{{cite news |last1=Mulholland |first1=John |title=Kai Trump Just Made Donald's Dynasty Saga So Much More Intriguing |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/kai-trump-just-made-donalds-dynasty-saga-so-much-more-intriguing/ |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=The Daily Beast |date=18 July 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Stanton |first1=Andrew |title=Who Is Kai Madison Trump? Donald Trump's Granddaughter Makes RNC Debut |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/who-is-kai-madison-trump-donald-trump-jr-daughter-makes-rnc-debut/ar-BB1qbh62 |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=Newsweek |date=17 July 2024}} Trump herself has said that she was not interested in running for public office, saying, "I just stay out of that and focus on golf".{{cite news |last1=Abe |first1=Allan |title='Taking After Your Grampa': Donald Trump's Granddaughter Kai Stuns Golf Fans With Her 'Solid' Skills |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/golf-news-taking-after-your-grampa-donald-trump-s-granddaughter-kai-stuns-golf-fans-with-her-solid-skills/ |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=EssentiallySports |date=9 October 2024 |language=en}}
Social media
Following her appearance at the RNC in July 2024, Trump's Instagram follower count rose from 125,000 to 185,000 followers in less than 24 hours, and the account had more than 333,000 followers by the end of July.{{cite news |last1=Kosowan |first1=Gene |title=Meet Donald Trump's Eldest Granddaughter, Kai Trump |url=https://www.nickiswift.com/1636924/meet-donald-trumps-eldest-granddaughter-kai-trump/ |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=Nicki Swift |date=12 August 2024}}
Trump received significant attention for vlogging the celebration of Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 United States presidential election{{Cite web |last=Chang |first=Emily |date=November 11, 2024 |title=Kai Trump's election night vlog: Behind the scenes of the historic evening |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/kai-trumps-election-night-vlog-scenes-historic-evening/story?id=115750812 |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=ABC News |publisher= |language=}}{{Cite web |last=Marr |first=Madeleine |date=November 12, 2024 |title=‘Election Night Vlog’: Kai Trump’s behind the scenes video racks up millions of views |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/miami-com-news/article295440294.html |access-date=April 23, 2025 |website=Miami Herald}} and for saying that Elon Musk had "attained uncle status" on November 10 following his extensive support of Donald Trump's campaign.{{Cite web |last=Dobkin |first=Rachel |date=2024-11-11 |title=Trump's Granddaughter Posts Photo With 'Uncle' Elon |url=https://www.newsweek.com/kai-trump-donald-granddaughter-elon-musk-photo-1983836 |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Newsweek |language=}}{{Cite web |last=Folk |first=Zachary |date=2024-11-11 |title=Elon Musk Is Now at ‘Uncle Status’ With Trump Family |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-is-now-at-uncle-status-with-trump-family/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=The Daily Beast |language=}}
As of June 19, 2025, her YouTube channel has 1.16 million subscribers, her account on TikTok has 3.1 million followers, her account on Instagram has 1.7 million followers and her account on X has 904.9K followers.{{cite news |last1=Chang |first1=Emily |title=Kai Trump's election night vlog: Behind the scenes of the historic evening |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/kai-trumps-election-night-vlog-scenes-historic-evening/story?id=115750812 |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=ABC News |date=11 November 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Bhattacharya |first1=Devika |title=Video: Trump's granddaughter shares behind-the-scenes look at Election Night |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/us-news/story/kai-trump-election-night-vlog-donald-trump-elon-musk-family-photo-2632164-2024-11-12 |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=India Today |date=12 November 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Hebert |first1=Olivia |title=Elon Musk spotted in another Trump family photo as Kai plays golf with new 'uncle' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/elon-musk-kai-trump-golf-photo-b2645346.html |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=The Independent |date=12 November 2024 |language=en}} Following the election, she was highlighted as a potentially important influencer in improving Donald Trump's popularity among young women, and a powerful ally on social media.{{cite news |last1=Henderson |first1=Cameron |title=Kai Trump: the convenient influencer changing the MAGA brand |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/11/16/kai-trump-maga-influencer/ |access-date=20 November 2024 |work=The Telegraph |date=16 November 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Sawyer |first1=Charlie |title=Kai Trump emerges as President Trump's most influential social media ally |url=https://screenshot-media.com/politics/global-politics/kai-trump-social-media-influencer/ |access-date=22 November 2024 |work=SCREENSHOT Media |language=en}}
References
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