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Published 10:35 08 Jan 2026 GMT
Donald Trump's granddaughter Kai has opened up about the difficulties of dating while having to be under Secret Service protection.
Kai Trump, 18, is the daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Trump, and granddaughter of the current President of the United States - and with that comes some unusual requirements and restrictions.
Unlike most teens, Kai isn't able to just get up and go wherever she wants - she needs to have a security detail due to her family connections.
During a recent appearance on Logan Paul's Impaulsive podcast, the golf star opened up about how that has affected her dating life.
She explained: "It’s tough. I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t tough. It was a big adjustment having them come in, and then having to adjust my schedule and just kind of go about my day.
"It’s weird when you’re just like hanging out with your friends, a group of girls, and you have like a tall guy standing like three feet behind you. It’s weird."
It hasn't stopped her dating, however, as she added: "To be honest, it’s really awkward when you’re... going on a date with a guy and they’re two tables behind you. It’s a little weird.
"But I try my best not to let it bother me, and I think I’ve learned, especially in the last year now... [that] yes, they’re following me, but also to focus and pretend like they’re not there."
Kai also opened up on whether she'd ever follow in her grandfather's footsteps and run for office, explaining: "To be honest with you, I stay out of politics completely.
"I’d never run... I don’t want anything to do with politics because I feel like politics is such a dangerous thing."
She elaborated on the divisive nature of politics in today’s climate, stating that extreme views on both sides can be damaging to society.
"There’s radical left, radical right, there’s a lot of people who get too extreme," she said. "I think if both sides had met in the middle everyone would be so much more happier."
Kai added that social media amplifies these extremes by curating content to one side, which she believes contributes to the growing polarization.
"Social media makes your feed either be one way or another," she noted. "There's not a lot of things on social media where you’re very much in the middle. I think that kind of makes some people crazy and some people buy into it too much."
Despite her neutral stance, Kai clarified that her support for her grandfather remains strong. "Obviously, I’m going to support my grandpa, my family member," she added.
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