# Kai Trump

Kai Madison Trump (born May 12, 2007) is the eldest daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Haydon, the eldest grandchild of the 45th and 47th U.S. president Donald Trump, and a competitive golfer. She rose to national prominence following her speech in support of her grandfather's presidential campaign at the 2024 Republican National Convention, subsequently becoming a popular social media personality. She has committed to playing for the University of Miami's women's golf team in 2026.

## Early life

Kai Madison Trump was born on May 12, 2007, in New York City. She is the first child of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Haydon, and the first grandchild of Donald Trump. She is named after her great-grandfather, Danish jazz musician Kai Ewans. She is the oldest of five siblings. She attends The Benjamin School in Palm Beach County, Florida, and is expected to graduate in 2026.

## Golf

Trump is a competitive golfer and has played for the Benjamin School in Palm Beach, Florida. Her individual accolades include winning the 2022 Women's Club Championship and the 2024 Ladies Club Championship at Trump International Palm Beach, where she recorded a competitive handicap of +0.5.
In August 2024, she verbally committed to attend the University of Miami to play collegiate golf as a member of the 2026 signing class. As of February 2025, Trump reportedly had an name, image, and likeness valuation of $1.2 million, with sponsors including Callaway Golf Company and TaylorMade Golf.
She frequently plays golf with her grandfather, U.S. president Donald Trump, often joining him on his private courses.

### Politics

Trump gave a speech at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, focusing on her relationship with her grandfather. In the speech, she characterized her grandfather as "just a normal grandpa" and called him an inspiration. Former editor of left-leaning publication Guardian US, 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 political commentator and regular CNN contributor 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". Kai 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".

### Social media

Following her appearance at the RNC in July 2024, Trump's Instagram follower count rose 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.
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 extensive support of Donald Trump's campaign. As of March 17, 2025, her YouTube channel has 1.06 million subscribers, and her account on TikTok has 3 million followers. Following the election, she was highlighted as a potentially important influencer in improving Donald Trump's popularity among young women, and a powerful ally on social media.