Barron Trump is our favorite political paradox. As we have written about before, he is someone who has typically eschewed the spotlight, content to let his famous parents and siblings enjoy their celebrity status. Barron has attempted to keep his head down, but it hasn’t always worked, and not just because he’s so tall. Recently, he helped Donald Trump win the 2024 presidential election by advising him to go onto key podcasts, and the young man who has always avoided politics is now making countless headlines thanks to his keen political advising.
It’s very possible that the charismatic young man might have a political career ahead of him, just like Donald Trump. That would mean a very different future from the one he had planned. Of course, that is likely to happen anyway now that his father has won the 2024 presidential election.
How and why will Barron Trump’s life be different now that his dad is heading back to the White House? Keep reading to discover the answer!
Barron Trump’s tumultuous early years
It’s easy to forget, but Barron Trump’s time in the White House was very tumultuous. For example, Melania was hesitant to move him out of Trump Tower and into the White House at first because she didn’t want to disrupt his school year. This is a reminder that the youngest Trump had his life seriously uprooted when he had to move away from his friends and enroll in an entirely new school.
Once Barron had moved into the White House, things remained very chaotic. He was now a worldwide celebrity, and paparazzi relentlessly tried to snap pictures of him despite Donald and Melania Trump trying to give him a normal childhood. Despite this, that childhood was often disrupted by his father’s biggest critics…for example, after Kathy Griffin posed for a photo with what appeared to be Donald Trump’s severed head, the president reported that Barron was having a hard time dealing with it.
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The young man’s growing independence from Donald Trump
Recently, Barron Trump has begun to establish more of his independence from his famous father. It’s not like he’s on bad terms with Donald Trump or anything…rather, Barron has been attending the NYU Stern School of Business after graduating high school. That means he has been spending plenty of time hanging out in New Year while Donald Trump planned his third presidential campaign from his home in Mar-a-Lago.
Fortunately for his father, Barron Trump found the time to help out with the most recent campaign. That meant making key appearances on the campaign trail and even advising his father to go on podcasts such as the Joe Rogan Experience that helped energize young voters. This helped Donald Trump win the election, and many are wondering if he could be invited to live in the White House again, possibly serving as a political advisor like Ivanka Trump once did. While this would be a great opportunity for the young man, it would transform his future in a number of interesting ways.
A potentially very different college experience
The most obvious way moving back to the White House would affect Barron Trump is that it would disrupt his college plans. Unless he wanted to become a fully remote student, then he would need to transfer to a different college altogether. It’s possible that he could transfer to Georgetown…not only is it a great school with a well-earned reputation for educational excellence, but it’s also where Ivanka Trump attended college long before becoming Donald Trump’s political advisor.
Speaking of which, there’s always a chance that Barron will be invited by his father to serve as a political advisor. While having an official advisor without a college degree would be a major break from tradition, Donald Trump has built a reputation on doing what others (both friend and foe) least expect. Should that happen, Barron may have to postpone his college plans altogether until after his father’s next four terms are over.
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Barron Trump’s future plans will definitely affect his mother
If you’ve been paying close attention to the Trump family over the years, you’ve probably discovered something about Melania Trump. Specifically, where he goes, she goes. She was reluctant to move both of them into the White House the first time around and didn’t even do so until Barron’s school year was out. More recently, a source close to Melania confirmed to People that she wanted to stay in New York rather than move back into the White House because that would give her a chance to spend more time with her son.
So, if Barron should move back into the White House, there’s a strong chance that Melania would also move back into the country’s most famous home. That would give them time to live and bond as a family, just like they did for Trump’s first term. We won’t know for sure, though, until Barron decides exactly what he will do after his father’s inauguration.