Initially, Melania and Barron Trump resided in New York rather than the White House during the first term of Donald Trump's presidency.

 

As of January 2025, Donald Trump is set to return to the White House. The question remains: will Melania and Barron Trump accompany him? The former president will commence his second term on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025, with Melania Trump serving as first lady. Barron Trump, the sole child of Donald and Melania Trump, previously lived in the White House during his father's first term from 2017 to 2020. Currently, Barron is a freshman at New York University, which will begin its spring 2025 semester on January 21, 2025. Will the youngest son of the president-elect return to New York for his studies and reside in the White House or Mar-a-Lago during breaks? During his father's initial term, Melania and Barron Trump did not move into the White House until several months after Donald Trump assumed office. Here is what we know: will Melania and Barron Trump relocate to the White House following Inauguration Day 2025?

During Donald Trump's first term, he and Melania Trump did not live together at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, at least for the initial months of his presidency. In 2017, Melania Trump spent the first five months of her husband's administration living separately from him, allowing her and their son, Barron, to remain in New York so he could complete his schooling at Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School in Manhattan.