Barron Trump may have turned 18 and shot up to a towering height that makes his dad look petite by comparison, but according to Donald Trump, he's still every bit a mama's boy.
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00:00Barron Trump may have turned 18 and shot up to a towering height that makes his dad look
00:05petite by comparison, but according to Donald Trump, he's still every bit a mama's boy.
00:10While other college freshmen are outliving it up, Barron often sticks close to his mom,
00:14Melania Trump, when he's not burying his head in his books at NYU, that is, and when Melania
00:18isn't, well, doing whatever it is Melania does.
00:22Donald let a juicy tidbit slip during one of the last rallies of his 2024 presidential
00:27As he waxed poetic about his youngest son, he ended up boasting about Barron's sharp
00:31mind and knack for giving campaign advice.
00:34I have a guy who's at home with the first lady, and he's very smart, he got into a great
00:41college.
00:42Trump added that Barron gives him a lot of advice and is, quote, very wise — wise enough,
00:46it seems, to convince his dad to put in an appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast, a move
00:50that likely gave Donald's campaign a boost and secured him another four years in the
00:55Oval Office.
00:56And he tells me about all the hot guys, people I never heard about, dead, that guy is hot.
01:01What really caught our attention, though, was that little glimpse into Barron's life
01:04off campus.
01:06While his peers are probably having the typical college experience, Barron's apparently choosing
01:10to chill with Melania whenever he's not in class.
01:13And with him living at Trump Tower instead of in the dorms, he's probably having more
01:16movie nights at home than wild nights at frat parties.
01:19And Melania seems to like it that way.
01:21Even though Barron is officially a college kid, she's nowhere close to being an empty
01:25nester.
01:26Not yet.
01:27And she seems to be ready to stand behind whatever decision he makes.
01:30It was his decision to come here, that he wants to be in New York and study in New York
01:36and live in his home.
01:39She insists, though, that even if this is the case, Barron isn't missing out on the
01:42college experience — he's enjoying his college days.
01:45I hope he will have a great experience because his life is very different than any other
01:5118, 19-year-old child.
01:54With the family set to return to the White House, however, there's some question about
01:57how long this setup will last.
01:59Will Barron stay in Manhattan, or will he transfer closer to D.C.?
02:02What we know for sure is that Melania's not planning to dial back on her mom duties.
02:07A source close to her told People,
02:08"[Melania will keep her hand on Barron's future just as much going forward as she has throughout
02:13his early and current school years.
02:15He is her world.
02:16She's proud of him.
02:18And she is the primary decision-maker on Barron and his future."
02:21So whether it's NYU or Pennsylvania Avenue, Melania's not letting go of her hands-on mom
02:26approach anytime soon.