Despite his towering height, Barron Trump has done a pretty good job of flying under the radar in his first year at New York University. A classmate even caught some heat for saying he's maybe being a little too reclusive.
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00:00Despite his towering height, Barron Trump has done a pretty good job of flying under
00:04the radar in his first year at New York University. A classmate even caught some heat for saying
00:09he's maybe being a little too reclusive.
00:12In a February 12, 2025 article in Vanity Fair, the then-president of NYU's chapter of the
00:18College Republicans of America, Kaia Walker, said of the youngest son of President Donald
00:23Trump,
00:24"'He's sort of like an oddity on campus. He goes to class, he goes home.'"
00:28Walker added that one of her professors even quipped at one point that the elusive Barron
00:32doesn't fit in with the other students at the Manhattan University. While Walker may
00:36have been under the belief that her statements would draw Barron's attention to her and her
00:40organization, what they did instead was bring the hammer down on her own head.
00:45College Republicans from all over the country expressed outrage, particularly over Walker's
00:49use of the word oddity. It reached a boiling point, and the national organization had to
00:54post a February 17 statement on X which read,
00:57"...though Vanity Fair and the Independent unfairly framed what was said, upon review,
01:02we still found it to be inappropriate. The NYU chapter president submitted her resignation
01:07last night."
01:08Funny enough, the College Republicans then basically tried to do what Walker did and
01:12bring Barron on board. The national president, Will Donahue, said in the statement,
01:16"...strong leadership is built on resilience, courage, and the humility to rise above petty
01:22Qualities that Barron has already demonstrated, we invite Barron to join us in shaping the
01:26future of our party."
01:27"...and the business team."
01:31Responses to Walker's interview were divided. One ex-user wrote,
01:34"...she wanted her 15 minutes of fame, now be gone."
01:37Yet others wondered what the big deal was. One wrote,
01:40"...I'm struggling. Maybe oddity wasn't the best choice of wording. But I think she meant
01:45he doesn't hang around campus like the others. Am I interpreting it differently?"
01:49Putting choices aside, plenty of others have confirmed Walker's contention that Barron
01:52is not a man about campus. Quite a few of the 18-year-old's classmates said as much
01:57in a December 2024 radar piece, stating that the president's youngest son really only hangs
02:02out with a group of gamers.
02:04One anonymous source, who didn't have to worry about the retribution Walker did, said,
02:08"...Barron is a typical geek. There are loads of rumors he's a virgin, and the fact he has
02:12turned to the gaming community on campus is the latest sign he's basically a repellent
02:17for women."
02:18That same source added that many of the young women at NYU stay away from the 6-foot-7 Barron
02:23because they're not fond of his father's politics or policies.
02:27Besides the political rift, though, Donald didn't exactly help Barron's romantic prospects
02:31in an October 17, 2024 interview, either. Donald went on the PBD podcast, one of the
02:37many podcasts on which the president-to-be appeared during the campaign, reportedly thanks
02:41to Barron's advice. When asked how Barron fares with the ladies in school, Donald said,
02:46"...not sure he's there yet. No, I'm not sure he's there. He's, uh, I don't think he's had
02:50a girlfriend yet."
02:51Way to put your son on blast just as he's starting college there, Dad.
02:55That said, Barron clearly has plenty of admirers, even if they're not necessarily the freshman
02:59women at NYU. Look no further than when Donald introduced him during his speech at the inauguration
03:05parade on January 20th.
03:06"...and then I have a very tall son named Barron. Has anyone ever heard of him?"
03:12And even at NYU, it seems clear Walker wanted some of Barron's attention. But at this point,
03:17it seems like Barron just wants to hang out with his gamer friends and keep to himself.