US President Donald Trump' son Barron Trump looks on during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Barron Trump looks on ahead of the Presidential Inauguration of Donald Trump at the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2025. (KEVIN LAMARQUE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Barron Trump gestures after being acknowledged by his father US President Donald Trump during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
First lady Melania Trump, Baron Trump, and Viktor Knavs watch during an indoor inauguration parade at the Capital One Arena on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Barron Trump (L) and his grandfather Viktor Knavs attend the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
Barron Trump attends inauguration ceremonies in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Lamarque - Pool/Getty Images)
Barron Trump gestures as he is recognized during an indoor inauguration parade at Capital One Arena on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Barron Trump gestures during a rally on the inauguration day of U.S. President Donald Trump's second Presidential term, inside Capital One, in Washington, U.S. January 20, 2025. (Mike Segar/Reuters)
At 10 years old, Barron Trump became the first son to reside in the White House since John F. Kennedy, Jr. in 1961.
Barron, who turned 11 in March of 2017, also lived at Trump Tower in New York at the same time, attending Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School on the Upper West Side.
Beginning in 2016, rumors swirled about Barron Trump possibly having autism, which comedian Rosie O'Donnell amplified. In 2024, Melania Trump said that the rumors deeply impacted her son, who was bullied at school.
"I was appalled by such cruelty," Melania Trump wrote in her memoir. "It was clear to me that she was not interested in raising awareness about autism. I felt that she was attacking my son because she didn’t like my husband."
"There is nothing shameful about autism (though O’Donnell’s tweet implied that there was), but Barron is not autistic," she added. "Barron’s experience of being bullied both online and in real life following the incident is a clear indication of the irreparable damage caused."
President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and son Barron Trump cross the South Lawn of the White House November 25, 2018, in Washington, DC. (Zach Gibson-Pool/Getty Images)
Barron was 13 years old when his family permanently relocated to Mar-a-Lago in 2019. That year, Trump said he would have a "hard time" allowing his son to play football.
"I just don't like the reports that I see coming out having to do with football — I mean, it's a dangerous sport and I think it's really tough," Trump said at the time. "I thought the equipment would get better, and it has. The helmets have gotten far better, but it hasn't solved the problem."
During a 2019 House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing, Stanford law professor Pamela Karlan remarked that then-President Trump could "name his son Barron, he can’t make him a baron."
Melania Trump was upset that her young son was mentioned at the hearing.
"A minor child deserves privacy and should be kept out of politics," the first lady tweeted at the time. "Pamela Karlan, you should be ashamed of your very angry and obviously biased public pandering, and using a child to do it."
Barron Trump, from right, U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, President Trump, and Tiffany Trump, stand in front of the White House during the Republican National Convention on the South Lawn in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. (Erin Scott/Polaris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Barron Trump was 14 years old when his father left office in January. He lived with his mother at Mar-a-Lago full-time and stayed out of the spotlight.
In July 2021, he was seen leaving Trump Tower with Melania Trump.
Donald Trump, Melania Trump and Barron Trump are seen at the funeral of Ivana Trump on July 20, 2022, in New York City. (JNI/Star Max/GC Images)
As President Trump's campaign kicked up again in 2023, Barron was still absent from the public spotlight. In August of that year, his father's mugshot was released.
Barron Trump leaves NYU's Stern Business School in New York City, NY on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. (Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)
Barron looked sharp as he attended his father's inauguration on Jan. 20. Later during the day, he waved to the crowd after his father mentioned his role in the 2024 campaign.
"I have a very tall son named Barron. Has anyone ever heard of him?" Trump said to cheers, as the first son waved at attendees.
"He knew the youth vote. You know, we won the youth vote by 36 points… He said, ‘Dad, you got to go out, do Joe Rogan, do all these guys,’" Trump recalled. "We did, we did. And Joe Rogan was great."
The 18-year-old also wowed attendees when he shook hands with President Biden and then-Vice President Kamala Harris, with some social media users speculating that he may pursue a political career in the future.
"Barron Trump just shook hands with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris," one X user wrote. "This kid will be our President one day. Bet on it."
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Barron Trump at the inauguration of his father on January 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via REUTERS)
"Barron Trump is a natural," another said of Barron. "Totally owned the moment."
Fox News Digital's Brooke Curto and Kyle Schmidbauer contributed to this report.
Andrea Margolis is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Readers can send story tips to andrea.margolis@fox.com.
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