Questions are swirling over the whereabouts of Barron Trump, the 19-year-old son of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, after he reportedly failed to show up for the first week of classes at New York University.
Barron, who is returning for his second year at the Stern School of Business, has not been seen on the Manhattan campus, prompting speculation among students and onlookers.
Campus security reportedly told People magazine that Barron is “doing a semester at another NYU campus.”
NYU operates several locations, including in Greenwich Village, Downtown Brooklyn, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai, and also offers study abroad programs in cities such as Paris, London, and Washington, D.C. The university and White House declined to provide additional details.
Barron, standing an imposing 6-foot-9, has not appeared alongside his father at any official White House event in months.
He was last seen publicly at the inauguration on Jan. 20, where he appeared confident and composed for the cameras.
Since then, he has kept a low profile, though he has been photographed in and around Manhattan on occasion, per the Daily Mail.
During his first year at NYU, Barron reportedly commuted from the Trump Tower apartment, where he lives with his father and 54-year-old mother, Melania.
Security measures for the president’s son remain extensive.
A motorcade of black SUVs drives him 20 minutes to Tisch Hall, Stern’s undergraduate building, and he is accompanied at all times by a small team of plainclothes Secret Service agents. While one agent follows him into class, the others remain at the doors, ensuring his safety at every step.
The Secret Service detail has adapted to campus life, swapping traditional black suits and sunglasses for chinos, polo shirts, and campus ID lanyards.
This approach allows Barron to blend in as much as possible while still maintaining tight security. Even with these measures, his towering height and public profile make him impossible to completely blend into the student body.
Barron has reportedly been cautious about social interactions, avoiding giving out personal phone numbers and steering clear of situations that could attract attention. Despite the low profile, insiders say he has adjusted to life at NYU and is becoming a familiar face on campus.
The young Trump has also had to navigate the social scene in Manhattan, a city known for its lively nightlife. Sources note that his college experience has remained largely studious and uneventful, aside from a failed attempt to enter a bar in the NoHo neighborhood when he could not prove he was of legal drinking age.
While Barron’s absence from the first week of classes has fueled curiosity, the official explanation points to logistical arrangements within NYU’s system. Students and the public alike will continue to watch closely as the president’s son balances college life under the extraordinary circumstances of being part of the first family.
Barron Trump’s experience underscores the unique challenges faced by children of sitting presidents.
Even in the heart of Manhattan, a normal college life is anything but ordinary for the 6-foot-9 NYU student who carries the public spotlight everywhere he goes.
