Barron Trump is not having trouble fitting in at college.
The 18-year-old son of Donald and Melania Trump has been “popular with the ladies” since starting classes at New York University’s Stern School of Business in September.
“He’s at Stern so he’s studying business in some way,” a source tells PEOPLE of Barron. “He’s a ladies man for sure. He’s really popular with the ladies.”
The insider adds, “He’s tall and handsome. A lot of people seem to think he’s pretty attractive — yes, even liberal people like him.”
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Melania Trump and Barron Trump look on as Donald Trump speaks during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on Nov. 6, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Fl.
Barron was first spotted at the New York City-based university at the start of the semester in September after having graduated from Florida’s Oxbridge Academy in May. At the time, three NYU security officers confirmed to PEOPLE that he was seen outside the library surrounded by Secret Service agents on his first day.
Barron’s choice of college was a hot topic throughout the year, with the former president vaguely teasing to the New York Post in August that his youngest son had decided to attend a “good” school in New York.
In September, Donald, 78, confirmed Barron’s college choice to Daily Mail and said his youngest son was “accepted to a lot of colleges.”
Related: Melania Trump Says Her Late Mom Moved from Slovenia to Be Close to Barron: ‘She Was a Second Mother’
Melania, 54, opened up to Fox News that same month about her only child going to college. “I could not say I’m an empty nester. I don’t feel that way,” the former first lady told reporter Ainsley Earhardt.
She said she raised Barron as his “own person” and “gave him his own yes and no’s” growing up.
“It was his decision to come here that he wants to be in New York and study in New York and live in his home, and I respect that,” Melania continued.
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During the 2024 presidential election, Barron declined an opportunity to serve as an at-large delegate for Florida during the Republican National Convention, citing “prior commitments” in a statement made by his mother.
“While Barron is honored to have been chosen as a delegate by the Florida Republican Party, he regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments,” Melania wrote in the statement.
The convention occurred in July in Milwaukee, and Barron’s absence made him the only of Trump’s five children not in attendance at the event. However, shortly before the RNC, Barron made his first appearance at a campaign rally in support of his father.
Related: Melania Trump Says Donald Wanted More Kids, but She Was ‘Perfectly Fine’ with One: ‘I’m in Charge of Everything’
Last week, Melania told Fox & Friends that her son was crucial in securing Donald’s presidential election victory, according to The New York Times.
During the interview, she said “he was very vocal” behind the scenes of the campaign and “knew exactly who his father needs to contact and to talk to.”
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