There are few 15-year-olds as famous as Barron Trump. But even though the boy is known all over the world, you rarely see him alongside his father, Donald Trump.
Barron Trump
As opposed to the other celebrity children, Donald and Melania Trump have been keen on keeping Barron’s life more private. Being the child of a president, as well as business mogul and TV personality like Donald Trump, could be seen as something of a job of sorts in itself.
However, it’s important to remember that no matter how famous a parent, grandparent or sibling is, the world has a duty to respect a child’s right to privacy. In that vein, Donald and Melania Trump endeavored to make sure that Barron’s childhood has been as normal as possible, and that he hasn’t been hounded by TV cameras and reporters.
Barron is now 15 years of age, and for most of his father’s presidency, he’s been living in the White House. However, he hasn’t been able to do exactly what he wants, with his mother Melania making sure that he never spoke in public without her prior approval.
He wasn’t even in attendance when Donald Trump gave his last speech as president. But why?
Time to clear up a few things about Barron Trump!
Donald Trump – children
First, let’s take a look at Barron’s siblings. He has two half-brothers and two half-sisters from two of Donald Trump’s earlier marriages. Donald Jr was born in 1977, Ivanka in 1981 and Eric arrived in 1984.
Donald Trump and ex-wife Ivana divorced in 1992, but it didn’t take long before the future – and now former – president was married again. One year later, in 1993, he married Marla Maples. Together, they had a daughter, Tiffany.
Raised by Melania
“When he was smaller, he started drawing on the walls,” she added. “His imagination is growing and important. He draws on the walls in his playroom, we can paint it over. One day he was playing bakery and he wrote ‘Barron’s Bakery’ on the wall with crayons. He is very creative, if you say to a child ‘no, no, no,’ where does the creativity go?”
Growing up, his mother Melania was was closest to Barron. Donald worked plenty, and he explained to Larry King in 2005 that he was a fairly hands-off parent.
“I’m not going to be doing the diapers,” Trump said. “I’m not going to be making the food, I may never even see the kids.”
All the same, Barron loves spending time with his dad. When Barron was growing up, Melania made sure that Barron got quality time with his father, and the two oftentimes went out for dinner together. As he grew older, Barron also joined his father on the golf course.
“It’s very important to know the person you’re with. And we know our roles,” Melania explained.
Ever since he was a young child, Barron’s mother took the time to help him with his homework.
Barron Trump – Slovenian heritage
He loved science and math, and Melania made sure to take him to different activities after school, encouraging him to reach for the stars.
“He wants to be a golfer, a businessman, a pilot. It’s that age when you introduce him to stuff,” she says.
Melania Trump is of Slovenian descent. Because of that, she raised Barron to be bilingual, and when he calls his grandmother in Slovenia, he speaks Slovenian.
Both her and Donald Trump agree that the more languages you speak, the better. His father told Larry King that he “loves” that Barron speaks with a Slovenian accent. One can assume these days that the accent is gone, since he’s gone to school in the US.
So where did Barron Trump go to school? A wild guess is that after his high school graduation, he will, just as many other Trump family members, head to one of the more prestigious schools.
