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Kai Madison Trump (born May 12, 2007) is an American social media personality and golfer. She is the daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Haydon and the granddaughter of Donald Trump, the 45th President, as well as the President-elect of the United States. She rose to national prominence following her speech at the 2024 Republican National Convention supporting her grandfather.[2]
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| Born | Kai Madison Trump 12 May 2007 | ||||||
| Education | The Benjamin School | ||||||
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| Years active | 2024–present | ||||||
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| Political party | Republican | ||||||
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| Relatives | Trump family Kai Ewans (great-grandfather) | ||||||
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| Subscribers | 244K[1] | ||||||
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Early life and education
editKai Madison Trump was born on May 12, 2007 in New York City. Kai was the first child of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Haydon, and the first grandchild of Donald Trump.[3] Trump is named after her matrilineal great-grandfather, the Danish jazz musician Kai Ewans.[4][5] She is the oldest of five siblings.[3] She attends The Benjamin School in Palm Beach County, Florida and is expected to graduate in 2026.[3]
Activities
editGolf
editTrump is an accomplished golfer with a handicap index of 0.03 as of 2024. She was the varsity golf team captain in her second year at the Benjamin School and secured a sponsorship with Callaway despite still being an amateur.[3] In August 2024, she verbally committed to attend the University of Miami to play collegiate golf as a member of the 2026 signing class.[6]
Politics
editTrump gave a speech at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, focusing on her relationship with her grandfather. In the speech, Trump characterized her grandfather as "just a normal grandpa" and called him an inspiration.[7][8] John Mulholland called the speech "part of a politically calculated makeover" and labeled Kai Trump as "the latest recruit to the Trump Family Cult", while Van Jones said that "The granddaughter came out and opened up our hearts" and said that Kai Trump did a good job of humanizing Donald Trump and making him appear likeable.[3][9][10] Trump herself has said that she is not interested in running for public office, saying that ""I just stay out of that and focus on golf."[3][11]
Social media
editFollowing her appearance at the RNC on July 18, 2024, Trump received significant attention, with her Instagram account jumping from 125,000 to 185,000 followers in less than 24 hours, and the account had more than 333,000 followers by the end of July.[3]
Trump received significant attention for vlogging the celebration of Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 United States presidential election and for saying that Elon Musk had "attained uncle status" on November 10 following his extended support of Donald Trump's campaign and candidacy. As of November 11, 2024, Trump's YouTube channel had 133,000 subscribers and her account on TikTok had nearly 1 million followers.[12][13][14]
References
edit- ^ "About Kai Trump". YouTube.
- ^ "Who Is Kai Madison Trump? All About Donald Trump's Granddaughter". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Kosowan, Gene (12 August 2024). "Meet Donald Trump's Eldest Granddaughter, Kai Trump". Nicki Swift. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Løkke om Trump-sejr: Det lykkes sjældent én mand at rive det hele ned". 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Vidtse du det? Her er Trumps danske forbindelse". 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ Jourdan, Cameron (19 August 2024). "Donald Trump's granddaughter commits to Miami to play college golf". Golfweek. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Levien, Simon J. (17 July 2024). "Kai Trump Tells Convention Crowd: 'He's Just a Normal Grandpa'". New York Times. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Kim, Soo Rin. "Who is Kai Trump? Trump's granddaughter speaks at RNC". ABC News. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Mulholland, John (18 July 2024). "Kai Trump Just Made Donald's Dynasty Saga So Much More Intriguing". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Stanton, Andrew (17 July 2024). "Who Is Kai Madison Trump? Donald Trump's Granddaughter Makes RNC Debut". Newsweek. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Abe, Allan (9 October 2024). "'Taking After Your Grampa': Donald Trump's Granddaughter Kai Stuns Golf Fans With Her 'Solid' Skills". EssentiallySports. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Chang, Emily (11 November 2024). "Kai Trump's election night vlog: Behind the scenes of the historic evening". ABC News. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Devika (12 November 2024). "Video: Trump's granddaughter shares behind-the-scenes look at Election Night". India Today. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Hebert, Olivia (12 November 2024). "Elon Musk spotted in another Trump family photo as Kai plays golf with new 'uncle'". The Independent. Retrieved 12 November 2024.