Melania Trump explains Barron’s role behind the scenes
First lady Melania Trump has explained how her son, Barron Trump, has helped his father behind the scenes.
Why It Matters
The first lady was promoting her new film, Melania, on Fox News’ The Five on Wednesday. The film chronicles her life in the lead-up to President Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th president in January 2025 and offers behind-the-scenes access at the White House.
Barron Trump, who was 14 when his father left the White House in 2021, is now a sophomore at New York University’s Stern School of Business. While the president’s youngest child largely stayed out of the spotlight during the first Trump administration, the 19-year-old has become a more prominent figure since his father’s return to office.
What To Know
Speaking about her son’s experience of his father’s first and second terms, Melania Trump said: “It’s very different. He’s 19, almost 20 years old. I’m very proud of him, and he’s an incredible young man.”
According to his mother, Barron Trump has taken a growing interest in White House matters.
“He understands now,” she said. “He’s involved. He knows what’s going on in the world.”
“He talks with his dad. He talks with me,” the first lady continued, saying Barron Trump was “very involved in the campaign” to get his father elected in 2024. “He gave him all of the ideas who he needs to talk to—all of these YouTubers and, you know, podcasts,” she said. “So he really was a smart mind behind it.”
The film, which shows the 20-day lead-up to Trump’s inauguration in January 2025, is scheduled to show in cinemas across the U.S.
“The 20 days of my life, preceding the U.S. presidential inauguration, constitute a rare and defining moment—one that warrants meticulous care, integrity and uncompromising craftsmanship,” Melania Trump previously told Fox News.
“I am proud to share this very specific moment of my life—20 days of intense transition and planning—with moviegoers and fans across the globe,” she added.
During Wednesday’s interview, Melania Trump also spoke about her husband and how she “always thought” he would run for the White House.
She said, “I always told him, ‘If you do it, you will win,’ because I knew how much people loved him.”
The first lady also discussed her husband’s dance moves.
“I like it at certain times,” she said. “Some days [it] was not appropriate, and I told him so. But it’s his dance, and I think people love it.”
Barron Trump Helps U.K. Police
Barron Trump made headlines after witnessing a woman being attacked during a video call and alerting police in the United Kingdom. This week, a man in the U.K. was convicted of assaulting the woman.
The president’s son, who was in the U.S. at the time of the attack, told an emergency services call handler that a woman was “getting beat up” in London. Prosecutors said the attacker, 22-year-old Russian national Matvei Rumiantsev, was jealous of the woman’s friendship with Barron Trump, possibly because of his “public profile.”
On Wednesday, Rumiantsev was found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm between January 17 and 18, 2025, as well as perverting the course of justice after writing to the victim from prison and asking her to withdraw her allegations.
What Happens Next
The first lady’s film premieres on Thursday at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
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