Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Kai Trump Gets Emotional While Starting College Away From Family
Kai Trump is 18 years old and is starting college in Miami.
She made a video about leaving her home in Jupiter, Florida.
Kai cried because saying goodbye to her family and friends was hard.
She decided not to film the actual goodbyes because she wanted to focus on being with them.
She is also excited about beginning this new part of her life.
Her mother, Vanessa, helped her buy things and move into her apartment.
Kai is attending the University of Miami and wants to pursue golf professionally.
She has also supported her mother while Vanessa battles breast cancer.
Kai Trump documented crying and struggling with saying goodbye before leaving home for college.
The 18-year-old began her freshman year at the University of Miami in Miami.
Kai chose not to film her final goodbyes so she could stay present with family and friends.
Her mother, Vanessa Trump, helped shop for and set up Kai’s new apartment.
Kai is balancing college with ambitions to become a professional golfer and is supporting Vanessa during her breast cancer battle.
- Who
- Kai Trump, daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Trump, with help from her mother Vanessa.
- What
- Kai began college and shared the emotional difficulty of leaving home and family.
- When
- She moved for her freshman year after graduating from high school in May; her vlog was posted over the weekend.
- Where
- She moved from Jupiter, Florida, to Miami to attend the University of Miami.
- Why
- She is beginning a new chapter in college while pursuing ambitions as a professional golfer.
- Age
- 18
- College
- University of Miami
- Previous home
- Jupiter, Florida
- Mother
- Vanessa Trump
- College plans
- Balancing college with professional-golf ambitions
- Family update
- Vanessa Trump is battling breast cancer
- Parents’ divorce
- Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Trump divorced in 2018