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Topics: Barron Trump, US News, Politics, Donald Trump
Rhianna Benson
Topics: Barron Trump, US News, Politics, Donald Trump
The youngest of Donald Trump's five children, there's a reason why Barron Trump lies suspiciously low.
It wasn't until this week, however, that this rationale was revealed - surprisingly, by one of his sisters-in-law.
Lara Trump, the wife of Barron's second-eldest brother, Eric, made an appearance on her Right View podcast this week, where she discussed the 20-year-old's preference for remaining out of the spotlight.
As a reminder, Trump shares his three eldest kids, Donald Jr, 48, Ivanka, 44 and 42-year-old Eric, with his first wife, Ivana, who died in 2022.
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During his short-lived marriage to Marla Maples - whom he became romantically involved with while still married to Ivana - the Republican leader welcomed a daughter, Tiffany, now 32.
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Barron is the only child Trump shares with First Lady, Melania Trump.
Ever since his politician father's return to the White House last January, Barron has only been spotted in public a handful of times.
This includes at Trump's inauguration, at a Mar-a-Lago Thanksgiving dinner, at a New Year's celebration, and at the February 2026 State of the Union address, where he sat with his siblings in the House chamber.
But why are Barron's public appearances so few and far between - especially compared to Donald Jr and Ivanka, whose names and photos are ceaselessly hitting international headlines.
According to Lara, it's because the youngster is well aware that he's considered a high-profile figure who often finds himself at the centre of strange online conspiracy theories.
"I feel like he’s the sleeper," Lara said this week. "You want to hear more about Barron because you see less of him. And I think that’s kind of cool.
"I don’t know if he realises the internet is 'obsessed' with him, but he knows that there’s a lot of interest, which is why he likes to lay low. That’s why he likes to play it cool. That's why you don’t see him all the time."
Lara, a former co-chair of the Republican National Committee, went on to add that Barron's current studies at New York University may also play a part in why he's rarely spotted out and about.
She claimed the business student, who is enrolled at a campus in Washington D.C., is 'excited to finish college and get out and work, which I love'.
"It's crazy because I've seen Barron grow up, which means I'm 160 years old," Lara continued. "But he's turned out to be a really great kid."
The 43-year-old added that her youngest brother-in-law is totally in the loop with 'what's going on out there'.
"In fact, we had a huge discussion at dinner on Sunday night at the White House about whether a certain image, I won't tell you what it is, was AI or real," she explained. "And Barron and I were the only two that said, 'That's AI. You guys are all wrong. It's AI.'
"We were right. Proved it that night."