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‘Barron did not apply to Harvard’: Melania Trump breaks silence on ‘completely false’ assertions
Melania Trump denied rumours that her son Barron applied to Harvard and was rejected.
First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday dismissed growing online speculation that her son Barron had applied to Harvard University and was rejected.
The rumour had gained traction on social media, fueled in part by ongoing tensions between President Donald Trump and the Ivy League school.
“Barron did not apply to Harvard, and any assertion that he, or that anyone on his behalf, applied is completely false,” said Nicholas Clemens, the first lady’s communications director.
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Notably, the speculation about Barron’s college plans intensified as POTUS ramped up his criticism of Harvard and other elite universities. Just hours before Clemens’ statement, Trump announced the withdrawal of an additional $100 million in federal funds from Harvard, bringing the total to over $3 billion in terminated grants and contracts since he took office.
Barron Trump charts his own path at NYU
Amid all this noise, Barron has recently finished his freshman year at New York University’s Stern School of Business after graduating from Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida, in 2024.
“He’s got an unbelievable aptitude in technology,” Trump told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham in March when asked whether Barron might follow a path in politics or business. “Barron is a very smart guy.”
“He was accepted to a lot of colleges. He’s a very smart guy, and he’ll be going to Stern, the business school, which is a great school at NYU,” the President told Daily Mail.
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“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,” Trump told Kayal and Company on Philadelphia’s Talk Radio 1210 WPHT last year.
The 6 feet 7 inches strong youngest Trump is expected to graduate from the NYU Stern School class of 2028, following in the footsteps of other Trump family members.
