Happy (almost) birthday, Barron Trump, the only child of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.
Thursday, March 20, 2025, marks Barron Trump’s 19th birthday. That is also the last day of classes before New York University’s spring break begins (if you’re counting Friday, March 21, or #321day as part of the very long holiday break).
Will Donald Trump head to Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York, to celebrate with his youngest son, a freshman at NYU? A Federal Aviation Administration Safety Team notice shows “VIP movement” for New York City, New York, on March 20.
While the notice does not specifically mention Donald Trump, it does include the range for the temporary flight restrictions, which match those issued for presidential travel. No official notice of temporary flight restrictions has been posted. The notices issued by the FAA Safety Team historically have been early indications of Donald Trump’s travel plans.
Donald Trump has visited his home state of Florida seven times since Jan. 20, 2025, or Inauguration Day, according to the Palm Beach Daily News, a USA TODAY Network newspaper. But it appears Donald Trump will head to Bedminster − his New Jersey golf club after Barron Trump’s birthday.
The youngest child of Donald and Melania Trump experienced a lot in his 18th year: High school graduation from Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida; an assassination attempt on his father in summer 2024; college at New York University’s Stern School of Business; life in the public eye; the 2024 presidential election; and Inauguration Day.
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Below is what we know about Barron Trump, his father’s upcoming travel plans, and information about Mar-a-Lago — Donald Trump’s “Winter White House” or “Southern White House,” and Trump National Golf Club — his “Summer White House” — in Bedminster, New Jersey.
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An FAA flight safety notice from earlier this week shows “VIP movement” for New York City, New York, on March 20, 2025, Barron Trump’s 19th birthday.
Last week, the FAA flight safety team issued a notice that there would be temporary flight restrictions for “VIP movement” over Donald Trump’s Bedminster club from March 21-23, 2025, the Palm Beach Daily News reported. While the notice does not specifically mention Trump, it does include the range for temporary flight restrictions, which match those issued for presidential travel. No official notice of temporary flight restrictions has been posted. The notices issued by the FAA Safety Team historically have been early indications of Trump’s travel plans.
After his (presumed) visit to New York City, Donald Trump may be heading to Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, the next day. It would be his first visit there since summer 2024 and the first weekend he has not visited his home state of Florida.
If you’re keeping track, the president has returned to Florida seven times and his private club, Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach six times since Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, 2025. He has traveled to Florida for all but one weekend of his second term in the White House, heading either to Palm Beach or his Doral golf resort. He remained in Washington, D.C., the weekend of Feb. 21-23, 2025, to speak at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference.
Where is Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey? When does Trump visit Bedminster, New Jersey?
Trump National Golf Club is in the township of Bedminster, which as of the 2020 U.S. Census had a population of 8,272 people. Bedminster is about 45 miles west of Donald, Melania and Barron Trump’s home, Trump Tower in Manhattan, and about 216 miles from Washington, D.C.
Bedminster, like Palm Beach, is known as a hub for the wealthy and famous.
During his first term, Trump spent a considerable amount of time at Bedminster, often referred to as his “Summer White House.” It’s used from springtime through September, although Donald Trump has been spotted holding fundraising events on “off-season” times, such as an Oct. 1, 2020, event where several days later he, his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, and (later) a young Barron Trump, tested positive for COVID-19.
Donald Trump resides in a small cottage next to the club’s pool, according to Sports Illustrated, and later expanded to add a second-floor balcony and porch, according to Politico.
His daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner have a separate cottage on-site that is more than 2,000 square feet. The couple got married at the Bedminster club in 2009. There is also a family cemetery on the grounds where his former wife, Ivana Trump, is interred.
In 2017, the first year of his first term as president, Trump did not travel to Bedminster until May.
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Throughout his first term, he favored Bedminster over Palm Beach during the summer, when weather is more fair in New Jersey and the social scene is much quieter in Palm Beach. The Mar-a-Lago Club closes after Easter for the off-season and does not reopen until Halloween.
It’s believed that Trump could spend significantly more time at Mar-a-Lago during his second term than he did during his first. He and First Lady Melania Trump made Palm Beach their permanent residence in 2019, and those close to the president have said he prefers the setting of Mar-a-Lago when hosting visiting dignitaries.
Trump usually ramps up his visits to New Jersey come spring, when the weather gets warmer and golf season is in full swing at his Bedminster club. He usually starts to visit in the spring, and it continues through September, although he has visited in other months.
According to an FAA Safety Team notice, Donald Trump is expected to arrive in New Jersey for the first time since summer 2024 on March 21, 2025, and stay through March 23, 2025.
Who is Barron Trump? Where is Barron Trump today?
Barron Trump is the sole child of Donald and Melania Trump. He was born in New York on March 20, 2006. Ten years later, Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election against Democratic challenger Hilary Clinton (interestingly, Hilary and Bill Clinton were wedding guests at the Donald Trump-Melania Knauss wedding in 2005).
During his first term as president, Donald and Melania Trump did not reside together at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C. — at least for the first few months of his presidency. In 2017, the third Mrs. Donald Trump spent the first five months of his administration living apart from the president — she and Barron Trump remained behind in New York so he could finish school. At the time, Barron Trump was attending Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School in Manhattan.
After that, Barron Trump then attended school closer to Washington, D.C., at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Maryland, about 14 miles from the White House. He and Melania Trump officially moved in that summer when Barron Trump was 11 years old.
After his father lost the 2020 presidential election to President Joe Biden, Donald and Melania Trump went back to his private club, Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida. Mar-a-Lago earned the nickname the “Southern White House” and the “Winter White House” because of the amount of time Donald Trump spent there.
Before Barron Trump turned 18, he was largely kept out of the spotlight because of Melania Trump’s protective nature. He has shown interest in his father’s politics, particularly during the 2024 presidential election, though he did not make many public appearances.
So far, the only public appearance by Barron Trump has been the Inauguration Day events on the weekend leading up to Jan. 20, 2025.
Sangalang is a lead digital producer for USA TODAY Network. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram at @byjensangalang. Support local journalism. Consider subscribing to a Florida newspaper.
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