Barron Trump has always kept his personal life pretty low-key, away from all the spotlight that follows the rest of his family. At 19, the youngest son of President Donald Trump and Melania Trump is now navigating college life at NYU’s Stern School of Business, and naturally, people are curious about what he’s up to—especially when it comes to dating.
He recently made a switch in his studies, moving from the main New York campus back to the DC location so he could stay at the White House for his sophomore year. It’s a smart setup that lets him focus on classes while keeping things as normal as possible under Secret Service protection.
Barron Trump. Credit: Getty Images
Back in 2024, Donald Trump himself opened up on the PBD Podcast about his son’s social side, saying Barron is a friendly guy who gets along well with people but is also totally fine spending time on his own. At that point, Trump mentioned he didn’t think Barron had ever had a girlfriend yet, adding, “I’m not sure he’s there yet.”
Then, last spring, some whispers started circulating. A source who claimed to be a friend from campus told NewsNation that Barron had a “really nice girlfriend” and spent a lot of time hanging out with her. It sounded sweet, but nothing was ever confirmed or named—no photos, no official word. Just campus gossip that fizzled out without proof.
Things got a bit more dramatic in September 2025 when Page Six reported that Barron had a date at Trump Tower, and the Secret Service apparently cleared out an entire floor for privacy. That story fueled even more chatter about his love life, but again, details stayed vague.
Then came the really wild part. Around October 2025, TikTok blew up with videos claiming Barron was dating an Argentinian guy named Carlos, described as a ballroom dancer. Some posts even shared photos of this supposed Carlos, and the story escalated to say the whole Trump Tower floor thing was for their date. It spread like crazy across social media.
But here’s the thing—none of it holds up. Fact-checkers like Snopes dug in and found zero evidence from any reliable source. The photos floating around? They turned out to be of a real ballet dancer (Carlos Strasser from the Stuttgart Ballet in Germany), who has no connection to Argentina, no ballroom background, and definitely no link to Barron. The dancer and his company even confirmed it was all made up, with people misusing his pictures.
Insiders close to the family shut it down hard, calling the whole Carlos rumor “total nonsense” and saying Barron isn’t dating anyone right now. He’s just focused on school and staying out of the drama.
In today’s world, with AI making fake images and stories so convincing, it’s easy for wild claims like this to take off. Barron’s love life is still very private—no confirmed girlfriend, no boyfriend, no drama. Just a college kid trying to keep things normal amid all the attention.
At the end of the day, until Barron (or someone credible) says otherwise, the smart move is to take these rumors with a huge grain of salt.
