Barron Trump Missing From NYU Campus, Relocates To Washington

President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, has shifted his studies to Washington, D.C., after not returning for in-person classes at NYU’s Greenwich Village campus this fall, according to multiple reports.

The 19-year-old was expected to resume his sophomore year at the Stern School of Business in Manhattan. But Page Six reports that Barron has instead enrolled at NYU’s Washington, D.C. campus, where he is now residing at the White House while continuing his degree.

That program, limited to about 120 students per semester, emphasizes politics, economics, history, journalism, and public policy — subjects closely aligned with his father’s second-term administration. The arrangement allows Barron to remain near both of his parents, who are based in the nation’s capital.

During his freshman year, Barron split time between Trump Tower in New York and the Washington Square campus, occasionally traveling to Mar-a-Lago to be with his father. His presence in New York made him one of the most visible presidential children on a major college campus.

Though he is not physically in Manhattan this semester, Barron has remained engaged with friends and classmates. Sources told Page Six that he keeps in touch primarily through gaming platforms like Xbox and Discord, which he prefers over traditional texting due to security concerns.

“He has added it to his repertoire,” one source said. “It’s his communication platform of choice.”

An insider added that the first son carefully limits communication to people he already knows. “It’s gamer bro culture, they ask each other for their gamer tag. He knows the people.”

The move comes as First Lady Melania Trump has taken on a more active role in the administration. She has spearheaded legislation targeting online exploitation, launched an education initiative on artificial intelligence, and pressed Russia to return abducted Ukrainian children.

Melania has also joined the president on relief trips, official ceremonies, and cultural events. This year she unveiled a postage stamp honoring former First Lady Barbara Bush, celebrated Easter at the White House, and attended the opening of Les Misérables at the Kennedy Center.

She has further urged her husband to maintain a tough stance on Moscow as the Kremlin continues targeting Ukrainian civilians. In one notable appearance, she accompanied the president to North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene, standing beside him as the administration coordinated federal relief efforts.

President Trump himself has previously described Barron as an intelligent and politically curious student:

“He’s a little on the tall side. I will tell you, he’s a tall one, but he is a good-looking guy. And he’s really been a great student. And he does like politics. It’s sort of funny,” the president said last year.

Now, with his studies rooted in Washington, Barron is positioned to continue his education while gaining firsthand exposure to the unique demands of life in the White House. For the youngest Trump, academic rigor and public life are unfolding side by side — a balancing act no other college student in America can quite match.