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(NewsNation) — Much has been made of Barron Trump’s time at NYU in the tabloids — why he was not active in the college Republicans, whether or not he has any friends, etc — but my impeccably placed sources say he did just fine his first year.
A friend on campus told me, “Barron has a really nice girlfriend and hangs out with her a lot. He does have friends he just (unlike his father Donald Trump) screws the limelight.”
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Barron is, according to my source, “much more like his mother, Melania — he keeps his head down and gets on with it. He is not trying to be BMOC (big man on campus).”
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Another interesting difference between Barron and his dad?
“Barron is pretty apolitical — he doesn’t get involved,” my source said.
This account semi-jibes with the account Kaya Walker, the former president of the NYU chapter of the College Republicans, when she told Vanity Fair in February that the 18-year-old freshman was reclusive.
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Barron Trump gestures after his father, former President Trump, introduced him during a campaign rally at Trump National Doral Miami, July 9, 2024, in Doral, Fla. (Marta Lavandier, Associated Press)
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WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 06: Former first lady Melania Trump and Barron Trump look on as Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 06, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Americans cast their ballots today in the presidential race between Republican nominee former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as multiple state elections that will determine the balance of power in Congress. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak with Melania Trump and Barron Trump during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center.
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FILE – Barron Trump stands on the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention in Washington, Aug. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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FILE – Former first lady Melania Trump and Barron Trump listen at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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NEW YORK, NY – JULY 20: Donald Trump, Melania Trump and Barron Trump are seen at the funeral of Ivana Trump on July 20, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by JNI/Star Max/GC Images)
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US President Donald Trump and his son Barron wave as they board Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on August 16, 2020. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 26: U.S. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron Trump walk across the South Lawn before leaving the White House on board Marine One November 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump is traveling to Florida for a campaign rally and is scheduled to spend the Thanksgiving holiday at his private Mar-a-Lago Club. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
“He goes to class, he goes home,” she told the magazine. Walker also told the mag: Barron was “sort of like an oddity on campus.” (Walker was forced to resign from the club soon after these statements were made public.)
But it is clear that the hopes of Barron taking over from Trump and the Republican Party are, at least for now, not a reality.
”That’s not what he’s interested in,” my source said.
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