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'''Barron William Trump''' (born March 20, 2006) is the son of [[Donald Trump]] and his third wife, [[Melania Trump]].

Trump was an apolitical figure during [[Presidency of Donald Trump|his father's 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 (Florida)|Oxbridge Academy]] in [[West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]]. Trump was invited to become an at-large [[Delegate (American politics)|delegate]] for Florida at the [[2024 Republican National Convention]], but he declined.

==Early life and education==
[[File:President Trump Returns to D.C. (48579923202) (2).jpg|thumb|Trump with his parents in 2019]]
Barron William Trump{{Sfn|Bennett|2019|p=114}} was born on March 20, 2006, to Donald Trump and Melania Knauss. He was baptized at the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|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,<ref>{{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 Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |access-date=May 11, 2024}}</ref> and attended [[Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School]] for his primary education.<ref name="IndependentInfo">{{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}}</ref> He is of German, Scottish and Slovenian descent.<ref>{{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 (magazine)|People]] |access-date=May 31, 2024}}</ref>

Donald chose Trump's first name, while Melania chose his middle name.<ref>{{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 |work=[[People (magazine)|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}}</ref> Melania described Barron in an [[ABC News]] interview as "not a sweatpants child" and that he occasionally liked to wear a suit and tie.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Trump was present for his father's [[Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign|presidential campaign]] announcement in June 2015.{{Sfn|Bennett|2019|p=19}} Trump's father was [[2016 United States presidential election|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 privacy and changing schools mid-year.<ref name="NYTimesMove">{{Cite web |last=Haberman |first=Maggie |author-link=Maggie Haberman |date=November 20, 2016 |title=Melania and Barron Trump Won't Immediately Move to White House |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/us/politics/melania-trump-barron-trump-donald-trump-new-york-white-house.html |access-date=May 9, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> In an interview with ''People'' in September 2015, he expressed reservations about losing friendships if he had to move to [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> Trump is the first son to reside in the White House since [[John F. Kennedy Jr.]], whose father [[John F. Kennedy]] was [[Inauguration of John F. Kennedy|inaugurated]] two months after he was born.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/us/politics/at-the-inaugural-ceremony-evancho-bush-clinton.html |title=Who Sang, Spoke or Stood By at Donald J. Trump's Inauguration? |date=January 20, 2017 |last=Bromwich |first=Jonah |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=King |first=Alexandra |date=November 10, 2016 |title=Barron Trump will be first son in White House 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=May 9, 2024 |publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref> He invited his class to the White House in May 2017.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Trump appeared at the White House's [[Truman Balcony]] to view the [[solar eclipse of August 21, 2017]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> Trump began attending [[St. Andrew's Episcopal School (Maryland)|St. Andrew's Episcopal School]] in September,<ref name="NYTimesSpectacle">{{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}}</ref> a preparatory school in [[Potomac, Maryland]], described by his mother as having a "diverse community and [a] commitment to academic excellence".<ref name="NYTimesSchoolAnnouncement">{{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}}</ref> In February 2020, acting White House chief of staff [[Mick Mulvaney]] said Trump and his father were in frequent contact.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Following his departure from the White House after his loss in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]], Donald moved to [[Mar-a-Lago]];<ref>{{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}}</ref> since the election, Melania has been "very protective" of Barron.<ref name="PeoplePostElection">{{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 (magazine)|People]] |access-date=May 11, 2024}}</ref> He began attending [[Oxbridge Academy (Florida)|Oxbridge Academy]] in West Palm Beach, Florida, in August 2021.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Trump was entitled to [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] protection until 2022.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Trump graduated from Oxbridge Academy in May 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-attends-son-barrons-high-school-graduation-day/story?id=110341337 |title=Trump attends son Barron's high school graduation on day off from court |date=May 17, 2024 |last1=Rin Kim |first1=Soo |last2=Ibssa |first2=Lalee |last3=Walsh |first3=Kelsey |publisher=[[ABC News]] |access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref> Trump's mother has been involved in his post-education; according to ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''<ref name="TelegraphTeenTrump">{{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 Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |access-date=May 13, 2024}}</ref> and ''[[The New York Times]]'', he is seeking to attend a university in New York.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/us/politics/melania-trump-2024-campaign.html |title=The Very Private Life of Melania Trump |date=July 26, 2023 |last1=Lerer |first1=Lisa |last2=Rogers |first2=Katie |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref> According to [[Joanna Coles]], Trump intends to attend [[New York University]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/joanna-coles-daily-beast-takeover.html |title=Can Joanna Coles Tame the Daily Beast? |date=May 2, 2024 |last=Miller |first=Justin |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |access-date=May 10, 2024}}</ref>

In May of 2024, Trump was invited to become an at-large delegate for Florida at the 2024 Republican National Convention, joined by his brothers [[Eric Trump|Eric]] and [[Donald Trump Jr.|Donald Jr.]] and his sister [[Tiffany Trump|Tiffany]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> Trump declined the invitation, citing "prior commitments".<ref>{{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 (magazine)|The Hill]] |access-date=May 10, 2024}}</ref>

==Public image and privacy==
[[File:Barron, Melania, and Donald Trump at 2017 Easter egg roll (33573170283) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Trump at the 2017 Easter Egg Roll]]
Trump appeared with Melania on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' two months after he was born.<ref name="TelegraphTeenTrump"/> His mother has subsequently sought to shield Trump from media focus and to keep his father's political career from disrupting his life.<ref name="NYTimesMove"/> Japanese Internet users called him a ''[[bishōnen]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/japan-loves-barron-trump-much-become-manga-star/ |title=Japan loves Barron Trump so much he's become a manga star |date=November 23, 2016 |last=Vincent |first=Alice |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |access-date=May 11, 2024}}</ref> The Trump administration sought to avert attention from Barron during his education at St. Andrew's Episcopal School. The Secret Service protected Trump during his education at St. Andrew's.<ref name="NYTimesSpectacle"/> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]], St. Andrew's did not re-open.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

During [[United States House Committee on the Judiciary|House Judiciary Committee]] hearings, [[Stanford Law School]] professor [[Pamela S. Karlan]] invoked Barron's name. In response, Melania expressed outrage at Karlan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/us/politics/impeachment-hearings.html |title=Key Moments from the First Impeachment Hearing in the Judiciary Committee |date=December 4, 2019 |last=Shear |first=Michael |author-link=Michael D. Shear |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref> Trump's father has attested to Barron's apparent knowledge of computers, bringing him to an event in [[Las Vegas]] and stating 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

At a 2018 event for her [[Be Best]] campaign, his mother said Trump does not have social media accounts.<ref>{{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}} </ref>

==Personal life==
Owing to his mother's Slovenian heritage, Trump is fluent in [[Slovene language|Slovene]]<ref name="IndependentInfo"/> and {{As of|2019|lc=y}} had a slight Slovene accent.{{Sfn|Bennett|2019|p=112}} In an interview with ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', Melania stated her son frequently spoke with his maternal grandmother, [[Amalija Knavs]], until her death in January 2024.<ref>{{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 (magazine)|People]]}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> {{As of|2020}}, Trump was a [[Slovenian nationality law|Slovenian citizen]] (and by extension a [[European Union citizenship|European Union citizen]]); his mother applied for citizenship on his behalf and subsequently renewed it.{{Sfn|Jordan|2020|p=192}} Melania's parents have taught Barron [[Culture of Slovenia|Slovene songs]].{{Sfn|Jordan|2020|p=257}} Melania's sister Ines Knauss is Barron's godmother.{{Sfn|Jordan|2020|p=193}}

===Sports===
According to ''[[The Washington Post]]'' in 2017, golf is "a favorite of Barron's",<ref>{{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}}</ref> and his father played golf with him during his presidency.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Trump played baseball in [[Central Park]] in his youth.{{Sfn|Bennett|2019|p=120}} 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In September, Trump joined D.C. United Academy as a midfielder.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In December 2018, Trump met D.C. United forward [[Wayne Rooney]] at the White House, reportedly asking his father to invite Rooney.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==References==
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==Works cited==
* {{Cite book |last=Bennett |first=Kate |title=Free, Melania |publisher=Flatiron Books |location=London |year=2019 |isbn=978-1-250-30737-8}}
* {{Cite book |last=Jordan |first=Mary |author-link=Mary Jordan (journalist) |title=The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump |publisher=Simon and Schuster |location=New York City |year=2020 |isbn=978-1-9821-1340-7}}
* {{Cite book |last=Wolff |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Wolff (journalist) |title=Siege: Trump Under Fire |publisher=Henry Holt and Company |location=New York City |year=2019 |isbn=978-1-2502-5382-8}}

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