Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron, grew up in the White House, but he's mostly lived outside of the spotlight.
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Shortly after the former president tied the knot with his wife, Melania Trump, in 2005, the couple learned they were expecting a baby. Barron was born on March 20, 2006, becoming Donald's fifth child and Melania's first.
Barron spent his childhood at his family's lavish penthouse in New York City while attending prestigious private schools on Manhattan's Upper West Side. When Donald was elected president and began his term in January 2017, Barron and Melania stayed behind in Manhattan so that he could finish the school year. That summer, he enrolled at St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Maryland and officially moved into the White House with the rest of the family.
While Donald's older children — Ivanka, Donald Trump Jr., Eric and Tiffany — took a more hands-on role in their father's presidency, Barron's privacy was heavily guarded.
Amid the twice-impeached former president's legal issues — including lawsuits and investigations at both the state and federal level — a source told PEOPLE in March 2023 that "Barron has always been a first priority in [Melania's] life."
"Of course she is worried and concerned about the legal issues, but she has not done anything more to protect Barron now than she ever did," the insider added. "She has always put him first. She is a good mother."
Donald appears to be putting his son of him first when it comes to his legal issues of him, too. When his criminal hush money trial began in April 2024, his counsel asked Judge Juan Merchan to adjourn court for Barron's high school graduation in May. On April 30, the judge granted the request, and Donald was there in the front row to see Barron graduate less than one month later.
From his early days growing up in N.Y.C. to his life in the White House and beyond, here's everything to know about Donald and Melania Trump's son Barron.