Barron Trump at the 2017 and 2025 inaugurations for his father, Donald Trump. Photo:
Kevin Dietsch – Pool/Getty; Chip Somodevilla/Getty
Barron Trump has returned to the inaugural stage eight years later.
The youngest son of President-elect Donald Trump appeared in the United States Capitol rotunda between his paternal grandfather, Viktor Knavs, and his mother, Melania Trump, to watch his father be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.
Barron has been through this process before — though last time his father took the presidential oath of office, he was only 10.
Barron was largely shielded from the political spotlight during and after his father’s first White House term — in contrast to his adult siblings, Ivanka, Don Jr., Eric and Tiffany, who have taken more active roles in supporting Donald’s political career.
Barron Trump at father Donald’s 2017 inauguration. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty
Barron spent much of his childhood in New York City, growing up and attending exclusive private schools on the Upper West Side. Following Donald’s 2017 inauguration, Barron finished the school year in New York, then joined his father at the White House.
While living in Washington, Barron was enrolled at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Maryland. He transferred to a private academy in Palm Beach when Donald left office, after the Trump family decided to relocate to Florida full-time.
Barron, who turns 19 in March, graduated high school last spring and is now in his first year of college at New York University’s Stern School of Business.
Barron Trump, standing beside his grandfather Viktor Knavs, arrives at the Capitol rotunda for the 2025 inauguration. Chip Somodevilla/Getty
Despite maintaining his class schedule in Manhattan, Barron will have a place to stay at the White House, allowing him to “come and visit” whenever he wants, his mother recently told Fox News’ Ainsley Earhardt.
“Whatever he would like to do,” Melania said. “I feel as children, we have them till they are 18, 19 years old. We teach them, we guide them, and then we give them the wings to fly.”
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Though he’s recently stepped into adulthood, Chelsea Clinton — who was also a child when her father, former President Bill Clinton, was sworn into office — has advocated for his continued privacy. Just after Barron’s 18th birthday, the former first daughter defended him against invasive media attention.
“I feel so strongly that if you are a private citizen, you have an unimpeachable right to privacy,” she said.
