By Marisa Laudadio
7:58am PDT, May 1, 2024
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A judge will allow Donald Trump to miss a court date in his current criminal trial in New York City so that he can attend his youngest child's high school graduation in May.
On April 30, Judge Juan Merchan told the former president — who's facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up a hush-money payment to allegedly hide an affair ahead of the 2016 election — that he can watch son Barron Trump graduate from Oxbridge Academy in Palm Beach, Florida, instead of being in court in Manhattan.
Join us as we take a look back at the best photos of 18-year-old Barron — Donald's fifth child and the only child the ex-president shares with his third wife, Melania Trump — through the years…
Barron Trump is pictured here at the funeral of his grandmother, Amalija Knavs, in Palm Beach, Florida, on Jan. 18, 2024.
Donald praised his youngest son in a September 2023 interview with Megyn Kelly. "Barron is a very good athlete. He's a good kid. He's a good-looking kid. He's a great student," he said.
In March 2024, a source told People magazine that Barron was looking at colleges. Melania's "main job is taking care of Barron, and I think it's possible that she will follow him wherever he goes to school," the source said. "Barron is shy and reserved, and she has been a good mother to him all of these years."
Keep reading for more photos of Barron over the years…
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Barron Trump attends the 19th annual Bunny Hop hosted by the Associates Committee of The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center at FAO Schwarz in New York City on March 9, 2010.
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Donald Trump poses with his children — Eric Trump, Barron Trump, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. — and third wife Melania Trump at a season finale event for "The Celebrity Apprentice" at Trump Tower in New York City on Feb. 16, 2015.
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Barron Trump looks on as his father, President Donald Trump, speaks while pardoning the Thanksgiving turkey Drumstick in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 21, 2017.
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Donald Trump, wife Melania Trump and their son, Barron Trump, attend the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's 16th Annual Bunny Hop at FAO Schwartz toy store in New York City on March 13, 2007.
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Barron Trump stands on the soccer field prior to the International Champions Cup game between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 26, 2019.
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Melania Trump and son Barron Trump attend Hudson Cornelius Heinemann's first birthday party at Doubles in New York City on Oct. 31, 2007.
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President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and their son, Barron Trump, arrive for a New Year's Eve party at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 31, 2017.
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Donald Trump, son Barron Trump and wife Melania Trump attend the $125,000 Trump Invitational Grand Prix, presented by Rolex, which showcases 36 of the world's top riders in an FEI world ranking competition, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Jan. 5, 2014.
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President Donald Trump and son Barron Trump return to the White House in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 20, 2017, after a 17-day working vacation.
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Melania Trump and son Barron Trump attend the 17th Annual Bunny Hop at FAO Schwarz in New York City on March 11, 2008.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump embraces son Barron Trump after delivering his speech on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 21, 2016.
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Kimberly Guilfoyle and partner Donald Trump Jr., Tiffany Trump, President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, and Barron Trump stand on stage at the conclusion of the final day of the Republican National Convention on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 27, 2020.
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Donald Trump takes the oath of office — becoming the 45th president of the United States — as wife Melania Trump and son Barron Trump watch during the 58th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2017.
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Donald Trump holds son Barron Trump at the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's 16th Annual Bunny Hop at FAO Schwarz in New York City on March 13, 2007.
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President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and their son, Barron Trump, arrive at the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 11, 2017.
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Donald Trump, son Barron Trump and wife Melania Trump attend the Trump Invitational Grand Prix at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Jan. 4, 2015.
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President Donald Trump and son Barron Trump wave as they board Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on Aug. 16, 2020.
