Donald Trump has been a father for many years, with five children by three women. His youngest, Barron Trump, is now 19. Born in 2006 shortly after Donald and Melania married, Barron grew up in luxury at Trump Tower, where he even painted on the walls of his own floor. Melania, who came from a working-class background, also wanted him to understand ordinary daily life.
In her memoir, she described Barron’s childhood “chaos”—books scattered across her home office while he sat in a toy car. In a Fox interview, she emphasized showing him that his parents worked and brought ideas to life.
Before marrying Melania in 2005, Donald Trump was married to Ivana Trump, with whom he had Ivanka, Donald Jr., and Eric, and to Marla Maples, with whom he had Tiffany. Barron is his youngest, and Donald had hoped for more children, though Melania was content with one.
Melania learned she was pregnant about six months after their wedding and eagerly told Donald, but his first reaction was surprise. She told People that he “needed to take it in” before becoming very happy. Donald later said he expected they’d have children but was surprised it happened so quickly.