Barron Trump, the youngest son of U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, is reportedly in a relationship with a fellow NYU student — but you wouldn’t know it from the viral rumors flooding social media. While the 19-year-old keeps a low profile at college and is said to be happily dating someone who shares his love for privacy, the internet has spun an entirely different story.
From a bizarre viral video claiming he is “secretly married” to WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark, to an AI-generated deepfake linking him romantically with Spanish royal Princess Leonor, Barron has become unexpected tabloid bait. Yet, sources close to the NYU student insist the truth is far more grounded and far more private. “Barron has a really nice girlfriend and hangs out with her a lot,” an insider told NewsNation, noting that the relationship appears serious and intentionally kept under wraps.
Despite having secret service agents nearby at all times, Barron has managed to carve out a modest social life, including dating. “He can have a girlfriend — the Secret Service knows how to manage that,” a political source told PEOPLE. “Anyone who says otherwise doesn’t understand how this works.” While it may not be ideal for a teenager looking for normalcy, insiders insist that Barron’s relationship has not been hindered.
Though he has been previously speculated to have dated TikToker @maddatitude, that rumor was largely debunked — she never applied to NYU, and her social media-forward lifestyle doesn’t align with Barron’s extremely private nature. “He’s not trying to be the big man on campus,” said a fellow NYU student, adding that Barron is far more like his mother than his headline-grabbing father.
Most NYU students appear to respect Barron’s space. When his enrollment was first reported, reactions were mostly supportive. “He didn’t choose this life,” one student told the Daily Mail. “His dad is his dad, and he’s his own person.” Kaya Walker, former NYU College Republicans president, added that Barron is largely apolitical and stays under the radar — attending classes and heading straight home afterward. Even though AI fantasies and fabricated marriage theories continue to swirl online, the real Barron Trump seems focused on something far more relatable: building a quiet, meaningful connection — and trying to live a normal college life, one that’s anything but ordinary when you’re a Trump.