It’s no secret that Melania Trump is considered aloof and reserved, which can also be said about her son Barron Trump. The first lady is said to keep her circle of friends small, and a source revealed to Page Six that she considers her handful of Palm Beach pals her besties.
One reported reason she holds back is because a former friend of Melania’s spilled secrets about the Trump family. Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, an ex-aide whom Melania had known for over 15 years, wrote a tell-all book titled, “Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship with the First Lady.” The insider shared, “Melania simply hasn’t found a political friend group in DC, so when she goes she’s relatively isolated. She doesn’t trust Washington, which is filled with leakers and people whose loyalties change with every poll and election.” The unnamed source added that when Melania is in New York City, she spends her time with Barron, who is currently living in Trump Tower while attending New York University.
As her only child, it’s no wonder Barron has a super-close relationship with Melania. The FLOTUS’ photographer Regine Mahaux told Hello!, “Barron is happy and proud and she’s really proud of him. The connection there is very special. I’m so happy about what Barron has become.” Like Melania, Barron is apparently not the most sociable, and despite being a college student at one of NYC’s hottest campuses, the freshman is viewed as elusive as ever.
Barron Trump is also living a lonely life on campus
Downtown New York City is the place to be when you’re a college student, but sadly, it seems Barron Trump has been unable to take advantage of this time to live his life to the fullest. As the son of the president of the United States, it’s understandable that he wants to keep a low profile. However, New York University students have hardly seen him around campus, and when they do, they go to desperate lengths to get Trump’s attention. It’s likely hard to run into him because he apparently isn’t as involved in the college community as some of the school’s past celebrity students. “Even Dylan Sprouse was a leader at one of the dorms,” NYU student Julia Diorio pointed out to Vanity Fair, comparing Trump to the actor who graduated in 2015.
It probably doesn’t help that Trump is always surrounded by Secret Service agents, with sources telling the Daily Mail that he’s even escorted to the restroom and doesn’t eat in the cafeteria with the other students. Still, that doesn’t mean the youngest Trump son is unapproachable, and sources shared that he’s pretty affable. According to those around him, he’s particularly fond of gaming and asked his fellow classmates for their Discord handles, TMZ reported. Socializing at arm’s length seems totally on-brand for Trump.
