As the old saying goes, fame is a double-edged sword. Perhaps no one is more painfully aware of that sentiment right now than Kai Trump. As you may recall, President Donald Trump’s eldest granddaughter became a celebrity basically overnight in July 2024 after delivering a riveting speech about her dear old grandpa at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “Kai Trump just ate. Perfect speech, perfect delivery,” one X user wrote of Kai’s rip-roaring RNC address that earned her a standing ovation.
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Since then, Kai’s star has only continued to rise. She has amassed quite the following on Instagram, X, TikTok, and YouTube, earning her place as a top Gen Z influencer simply by sharing her ridiculously lavish life for all her followers to see. The reason for her devoted following? White House journalist and author Kate Andersen Brower told The Washington Post that Kai gives the public “a window into the Trump family that feels more real. She’s not as guarded as Melania. And she’s clearly great on camera.”
Recently, however, Kai’s newfound fame has turned downright tragic. As reported by Florida Today, 23-year-old Anthony Thomas Reyes was apprehended by the Secret Service on June 3 after he allegedly attempted to break into Mar-A-Lago with plans to marry Kai and “spread the gospel” to Kai’s presidential grandfather. As you may recall, this marks the second time Reyes has tried to sneak his way onto President Trump’s luxury members-only resort. On New Year’s Eve, Reyes was caught doing the same thing. Talk about scary!!!
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Kai Trump has a love/hate relationship with her security detail
Sadly, for influencer and golfer Kai Trump, rolling with the Secret Service is simply par for the course. “It’s tough because you’re in high school, and you want to have your privacy,” Kai confessed to her dad, Donald Trump Jr., on her popular YouTube vlog about the sad reality of her day-to-day life with a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week security detail. “But I feel no matter what, I’ll probably never have the privacy as other kids my age, so I kinda just gotta deal with it,” she added. “Also, having Secret Service is a good thing because you never know what will happen. There’s a lot of wackos.”
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Still, there was one time in particular when the pressures of the Secret Service detail and her passionate fanbase seemed to really get to her. In March, Kai, who is set to play collegiate golf at the University of Miami in 2026, participated in the Junior Invitational tournament in Graniteville, South Carolina. As reported by the Daily Mail, throughout the tournament, Kai’s Secret Service team of six worked overtime, keeping overzealous fans at bay, including a gang of photo-thirsty boys who appeared to be around 10 or 11 years old.
Unsurprisingly, that was not a particularly good day on the course for Kai, and her scorecard reflected that. In the end, she placed 24th out of the 24 girls who participated. The kicker? Her soon-to-be University of Miami coach was present and bore witness to the whole debacle. But make no mistake about it! Kai still had many fans rooting for her. “Kai Trump’s golf scores at Junior Invitational: 89-79-83-89. Not her finest, but she’s still the TikTok queen of swings — someone tell grandpa Don she’s the real champ!” one X user gushed.
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