Kai Trump, the 19-year-old granddaughter of U.S. President Donald J. Trump, has opened up about the emotional challenges of beginning her freshman year.
Kai Trump, the 19-year-old granddaughter of US President Donald J.
The teenager said leaving behind her family and friends had been more difficult than she anticipated, describing an emotional farewell before beginning her new chapter at university. “I’m just struggling right now, just, like, thinking about it, but, like, I’m excited,” Kai Trump said as she opened up about adjusting to college life. “I got sick with strep on Wednesday, my first week of school,” she said.
Trump, has opened up about the emotional challenges of leaving home and adjusting to college life as she begins her freshman year with the University of Miami women’s golf team. Trump documented her transition in a video posted to her YouTube channel, sharing her experience of moving from living with her mother to settling into an apartment as a university student. Her first week on campus was also complicated by illness after she developed strep throat. Trump also acknowledged that she was struggling with the transition despite being excited about starting college. Her adjustment to university life was further disrupted when she fell ill during her first week.
Trump said she was diagnosed with strep throat on Wednesday and returned home to Jupiter to recover.

