Furious Melania Trump Slams ‘Completely False’ Rumor About Barron
A furious Melania Trump is pushing back against a “completely false” rumor claiming her son, Barron, was rejected from Harvard University.
The viral speculation about the 19-year-old resurfaced Tuesday following President Donald Trump’s latest move against the Ivy League school—cutting off the federal government’s remaining contracts with Harvard, reportedly worth around $100 million.
In a statement, the first lady’s office firmly denied that Barron ever applied to Harvard, let alone was rejected, DailyMail.com reported.
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“Barron did not apply to Harvard, and any assertion that he, or that anyone on his behalf, applied is completely false,” said the first lady’s communications director, Nicholas Clemens, in a statement.
The Ivy League school has a very high rejection rate of approximately 96 percent, DailyMail.com noted, adding that it is unclear where the rumor originated.
When President Trump launched his initial broadside against Harvard in April, cutting off a massive round of federal funding in response to the university’s continued defiance of a Supreme Court ruling against race-based admissions and his executive order banning DEI programs, speculation exploded online.
Rumors swirled that Trump’s actions were personally motivated by claims that his son, Barron, had been denied admission, though no evidence ever supported the claim.
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Even a Democratic senator, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, speculated on X: “Can’t help but wonder how many Trumps got rejected by Harvard.”
But there’s never been any evidence that Barron ever applied to Harvard.
Barron Trump broke from the family tradition by choosing to attend NYU’s Stern School of Business, diverging from the educational paths of his siblings and father. President Trump and several of his children graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, while others attended Georgetown University.
Last fall in an interview with DailyMail.com, President Trump said Barron had been accepted by a lot of schools.
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“He’s a very smart guy, and he’ll be going to Stern, the business school, which is a great school at NYU,” he said.
He also mentioned that Barron had considered following in his father’s footsteps at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, but ultimately chose New York University instead.
“It’s a very high-quality place. He liked it. He liked the school,” the president said.
Meanwhile, Republicans in the Trump era have regained a clear advantage over Democrats on the two issues voters care about most: the economy (R+8) and inflation (R+6), according to the latest polling.
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Just last month, amid heightened tariff tensions, a Napolitan News Survey showed Democrats closing the gap, pulling even with Republicans on the economy (R+1) and even leading slightly on inflation (D+4). But this month’s numbers mark a return to the broader trend seen earlier in the year, when Republicans held double-digit leads on both issues (R+10 on the economy in January and February; R+11 and R+9 on inflation in February and January, respectively), the Napolitan News Service reported.
The rebound in Republican trust appears tied to positive voter response to President Donald Trump’s recent trade deal with China and rising economic optimism. Inflation (29%) and the economy (25%) continue to rank as the top issues for voters.
Immigration and health care are tied as the third most important issues, each named by 12% of voters. Republicans hold a commanding lead on immigration (R+16), while Democrats are more trusted on health care (D+12).
Overall, on the issue voters care most about, 42% trust Republicans more, 41% trust Democrats, 6% trust both equally, and 10% trust neither, the news service noted.
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Regarding immigration enforcement, which includes mass deportations, Trump has called on the U.S. Supreme Court to “put an END to the quagmire that has been caused by the Radical Left,” after a Biden-appointed federal judge blocked the deportation of illegal immigrants to South Sudan.
