Something we have frequently discussed is that Barron Trump is the most mysterious member of Donald Trump’s famous family. Once Donald was elected president, we began to see most of his family on TV and even in official positions within the White House. The big exception to this was Barron Trump, someone who practically seems allergic to cameras and publicity.
Back then, the major assumption was that Donald and Melania Trump just wanted to give Barron a normal life with as few tabloid headlines as possible. As Barron has gotten older, though, we’ve begun to suspect that Barron has a personal desire to avoid media attention.
Now, Melania Trump has seemingly confirmed this. What did she say, and how does it line up with what we know about Barron Trump? Keep reading to find out!
Barron Trump’s educational future is a mystery
In the past few years, Barron Trump has made a new life for himself as a student at the prestigious Oxford Academy. Recently, he graduated from this institution, and Donald Trump was present at the ceremony. This came as a mild surprise because there had been earlier reports that Barron’s famous father might be attending a fundraiser that same day.
While we know all about Barron’s current academic accomplishments, his educational future is more of a question mark. As of this writing, the younger Trump hasn’t made any college decisions public yet, though his parents have considered The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Donald Trump’s own alma mater.
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He’s been avoiding the spotlight for a long time
The idea that Barron Trump wants to stay out of the spotlight isn’t exactly new. After Donald Trump won the presidential election in 2016, one of the most surprising developments was that Barron and Melania Trump didn’t move into the White House right away. They continued living in Trump Tower, ostensibly so that Barron could finish out his school year without disruption.
Later, insiders claimed that the real reason Melania stayed behind was to renegotiate a prenup with the idea of getting better financial protection for Barron’s future. Regardless of whose idea it was to stay behind or what their motivation was, the fact remains that Barron has been kept away from the prying eyes of the press for a very long time.
Will he take after his father or mother?
With any given child, it’s natural to wonder whether they will take more after their father or their mother. In this case, Barron Trump’s own parents are very different in several major ways. Notably, Donald Trump can’t get enough attention and Melania Trump is happy to lead a private life (one of the reasons we have seen so little of her since Donald Trump lost the 2020 election).
Now that Barron is a young man who will begin making more of his own decisions, we are likely to discover very quickly whether he wants more attention like his father or less attention like his mother. On this matter, some experts have weighed in and think that Barron will follow more in Melania’s footsteps.
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Experts think Barron will continue staying out of the spotlight
At least one expert thinks that Barron Trump is going to lead a very private life. In an interview with The List, crisis management expert Eden Gillott claims “Barron will most likely opt for Melania’s elegance of privacy rather than his father’s love of the spotlight.” She thinks that if done right, “This selective visibility could define his persona, underscoring the sophistication of leading a life of quiet dignity amidst a world that often confuses noise with influence.”
In other words, Barron has a chance to make “the private Trump” part of his own personal brand. At this point, it’s not clear whether Gillott and other experts are correct when they say that Barron wants some of the private life that Melania likes. However, she recently made an announcement about Barron that may confirm this particular theory.
Melania confirms Barron’s desire for a quiet life?
Recently, Barron Trump had a chance to gain major publicity in a very unexpected way. The Republican Party of Florida picked the young man to be an at-large delegate to the Republican National Convention. The young man would have had a chance to get in front of a national audience and help Florida formally nominate his father as the Republican presidential candidate.
If Barron said yes to this opportunity, he would have joined some of his famous siblings, including Donald Trump, Jr., Eric Trump, and even Tiffany Trump. However, via a spokeswoman, Melania Trump recently said that Barron is honored to get this opportunity but must decline it because of some of his previous commitments.
Now, we don’t doubt the young Trump has plenty on his plate right now. However, we believe that Barron is making a conscious choice to avoid the spotlight that his father and his siblings so clearly crave. Like Melania and even Ivanka before him, it seems that Barron Trump now simply wants to live a quiet life.
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