Barron Trump is a ‘loner’ and ‘differs from Donald’ in a single main method
Barron Trump, who turned 20 on Friday, has been described by sources close to him as a ‘carbon copy of his father’ but similar to his mother Melania in one distinct way
Barron Trump turned 20 on Friday(Image: AP)
While Barron Trump is described as a “carbon copy of his father”, sources say he differs in one key way.
Barron, the youngest of Donald Trump’s five children and the president’s only child with Melania Trump, turned 20 on Friday. After being raised largely in New York City and educated at prestigious private schools on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Barron began his studies at New York University’s (NYU) Manhattan campus in 2024 before transferring to NYU’s Washington D.C. campus for his sophomore year last autumn.
Despite being known as the most private member of the Trump family, the NYU student is reportedly increasingly focused on building a career as an entrepreneur. A source close to him told People that he is now preparing for his “next phase of life”, which involves pursuing “projects that not only interest him, but will make him a lot of money”.
“Barron has inherited his father’s interest in making money and a name for himself, and is well on the way to becoming an entrepreneur,” the source said. “He is smart, focused and resourceful. He is always looking for areas that interest him and is quite ambitious for such a young age.”
But the insider noted that Barron differs from Trump’s four other children “in the sense that he is sort of a loner”. “Growing up in the public eye and not necessarily feeling comfortable in it has made him stronger within himself, and at the same time, is driving his ambition,” they said.
A political source also pointed to Barron’s more reserved nature, telling People: “Barron is a carbon copy of his father, yet he is blessed without the elder’s brashness.” “He is more like his mother with a European aloof and quiet sophistication,” they added.
Barron is the only son of Melanija Knavs, the former glamour model who married Donald Trump in 2005. She grew up in Slovenia’s industrial town of Sevnica in Communist-era apartment blocks.
Barron made headlines in January after calling UK police to tell them he saw a woman being attacked by a man on a video call.
He told officers he saw his friend being “beat up” by Matvei Rumiantsev in London on January 18 last year, a trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court was told. He told a City of London Police operator: “I just got a call from a girl… she’s getting beat up,” the court heard. Prosecutors said that Rumiantsev was jealous of her friendship with Mr Trump.
Rumiantsev, who lived in Canary Wharf, east London, was convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and perverting the course of justice.
At one point in the 999 call, Mr Trump was told to “stop being rude” after he was asked questions about the victim. The operator asked: “How do you know her?” Barron replied: “I don’t think these details matter she’s getting beat up but okay fine, also I met her on social media, I don’t think that matters.” He then said: “She’s getting beat up.”
The operator responded: “Can you stop being rude and actually answer my questions. If you want to help the person, you’ll answer my questions clearly and precisely, thank you. So how do you know her?” Barron replied: “I met her on social media.”
Prosecutor Serena Gates said Rumiantsev was jealous of the woman’s friendship with Barron, perhaps because of his “public profile”.
