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The White House or New York with Barron Trump at NYU?


Melania Trump has been fiercely protective of Barron Trump, her only child with Donald Trump. The 18-year-old moved from Florida to New York to pursue his college education.

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  • During her husband’s 2024 presidential campaign, Melania Trump remained discreet. So was their son, Barron Trump.
  • Barron Trump attended his first Trump rally on July 9, 2024, in Doral, Florida, with his father and older brothers, but he did not give a speech.
  • Barron Trump was the only immediate member of the Trump family who did not attend the 2024 Republican National Convention. He did, however, appear with his family on election night.

In January 2025, Donald Trump will return to the White House. Will Melania Trump be there?Also?

During his first term as president, Donald and Melania Trump didn’t do it reside together at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC – at least during the first months of his presidency.

In 2017, the third Mrs Donald Trump spent the first five months of her administration living apart from the president – ​​then she and their only son, Barron Trumpcould stay in New York to complete his studies.

At the time, Barron Trump was 11. His protective mother had largely kept him out of the spotlight, a trend that continued until he turned 18 in March 2024.

But now that his famous father has been re-elected president and Barron Trump is a young adult freshman at New York Universityit is natural to wonder if Melania Trump will stay in New York as Donald Trump returns to the White House. And since she’s an “empty nester,” a term that describes a parent whose child has left home, it’s a fantasy that most parents with college-aged children can relate to. identify.

According to a History of People magazinean anonymous source said Melania Trump would likely go wherever Barron Trump goes.

Here’s what we know.

In 2017, Melania and Barron Trump briefly lived in New York while Donald Trump was in the White House

When Donald Trump moved to Washington, D.C., to serve as president in 2017, Melania and Barron stayed in New York for a while so Barron can finish his school year. He attended Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School in Manhattan. Barron and Melania Trump remained in New York for the first five months of the Trump administration.

After that, Barron Trump then attended school closer to Washington, D.C., at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Maryland, about 14 miles from the White House. He and Melania Trump officially moved in that summer.

After the 2020 presidential election, Donald, Melania and Barron Trump lived primarily at Mar-a-Lago

Donald Trump’s private club, Mar-a-Lagoin Palm Beach, Florida, became known as the Winter White House or the Southern White House during the Trump administration. Although Donald Trump used his New York address as his primary residence for years, he made Mar-a-Lago his primary residence in 2019. Typically, Mar-a-Lago is open to members during the “season social” of Palm Beach, approximately from October to April. But the Trump family’s quarters are separate.

After Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election to President Joe Biden, Donald, Melania and Barron Trump returned home. Mar-a-Lago. Barron Trump lived there until after his high school graduation. On May 17, 2024, while he was graduating from Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beachhe was one of 116 seniors to receive their diploma. While a loudspeaker announced the graduates’ names, Barron Trump’s was not announced, likely a decision to avoid any special attention.

It was around this time that Donald Trump was in court over a hush money case involving adult porn star Stormy Daniels. He also had legal problems following the infamous document raid at Mar-a-Lago.

Divided 2024 presidential election and assassination attempts prevent Barron Trump from appearing on the campaign trail

Barron Trump was initially selected to serve as Florida’s delegate to the 2024 Republican National Convention — which would have been his father’s first official campaign appearance — but Melania Trump said on May 10 that Barron Trump would not be able to attend. due to “previous issues”. commitments.”

In 2020, the entire Trump family — Melanie Trump, Barron TrumpDonald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump and Tiffany Trump — attended the Republican National Convention together to support former president Donald Trump.

But during the 2024 RNC, when Donald Trump officially accepted the Republican nomination on July 18, Barron Trump was the only one to immediately speak up. A member of the Trump family who was not present.

A week earlier, his father survived an assassination attempt at a Trump rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania.

When there was an assassination attempt against Donald Trump on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania, the the former first lady released a statement the next day to express his thoughts and concerns: “When I saw that violent bullet hit my husband, Donald, I realized that my life and Barron’s life were about to change in a devastating way,” he said. -she writes in a press release. “A monster who recognized my husband as an inhuman political machine tried to draw out Donald’s passion: his laughter, his ingenuity, his love of music and his inspiration,” Melania Trump wrote. “The essential facets of my husband’s life – his human side – were buried under the political machine. Donald, the generous and caring man with whom I worked in the best and worst of times.

In September, Ryan Routhwas arrested in a plot to kill Donald Trump at the president-elect’s golf course near West Palm Beach, Florida.

After the summer of 2024, Barron Trump is leaving Florida. Melania Trump takes up residence in New York” while Barron Trump began his studies there

In August 2024, Barron Trump left Florida for New York University’s Stern School of Business.

NYU’s campus is not far from Trump Tower in Manhattan, where Barron Trump spent much of his childhood and lived until his father was sworn in as the 45th president in early 2017.

It’s unclear whether Donald or Melania Trump attended their college-bound son’s rites of passage. But Melania Trump made a rare public statement about New York. On the social media platform Melania Trump posted a photo of the New York skyline on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, and mentioned how she feels about this iconic destination: “New York City has captivated my heart from the moment I arrived 28 years ago today. This electrifying city is not only my home; it is a colorful canvas. where dreams come to life, New York’s iconic skyline and vibrant culture inspire me every day. This was around the same week that Barron Trump and other freshmen began fall 2024 classes with student orientation, college move-in weekends, and more.

Although Melania Trump made several campaign appearances during the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, her absence was noted during the 2024 presidential election. After the Republican National Convention in July 2024, she attended a Trump rally on October 27, 2024 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Barron Trump would not have attended, even if he was less than three miles from NYU. Interestingly, that same weekend was NYU Alumni and Family Weekend. It’s unclear whether Donald and Melania Trump attended their only son’s college event.

Will Melania Trump stay in New York while Barron Trump attends college there? Will Melania Trump live in the White House in 2025?

Barron Trump is expected to be part of NYU’s Class of 2028. Living on NYU’s campus is optional, but “first-year residents of Manhattan-based schools are assigned only to Manhattan residence halls. There are no exceptions,” according to the university. , which has its own NYU Housing Handle on Instagram.

NYU is less than 5 miles from Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York.

Will Barron Trump leave New York for the White House in January 2025? Will his protective mother, Melania Trump, stay close to her only son?

In a History of People magazinean anonymous source said Melania Trump would likely go wherever Barron Trump goes.

Only time will tell.

Sangalang is a lead digital producer for USA TODAY Network-Florida. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram at @byjensangalang. Support local journalism. Consider subscribing to a Florida newspaper.