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Former US president Donald Trump’s youngest child, Barron Trump, arrived at New York University's Stern School of Business last week in what was his first day of college. Barron is reported to have met interim dean JP Eggers, who was once an outspoken anti-Trump guy, according to The Daily Beast. 

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Notably, the towering 18-year-old was flanked by Secret Service agents when he arrived at the Manhattan campus. Dressed in a white polo, black pants and Adidas Gazelle sneakers, Barron’s first stop was the dean’s office before being whisked off to classes

Eggers was among 14 NYU Stern administrators who signed an open letter in 2020, warning business leaders of Donald Trump being a threat to the country. 

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What did the letter say?

The letter included 1000 signatories from numerous business schools, including Columbia, Harvard, Cornell and Yale. Professor Deepak Malhotra of Harvard was the main author of the letter. 

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"It is time for business leaders to declare publicly what so many have been saying privately: that President Trump is unfit to lead and is a threat to the Republic. And it is time for journalists to start asking America’s CEOs whether they believe four more years of Trump would be good for the country," the letter stated. 

"Ensuring that the Republic survives is not a partisan issue. Demanding a peaceful transfer of power ought not to reveal your political affiliation. And safeguarding our laws, institutions, and norms is important to both Republicans and Democrats," it added.

Speaking about his son's decision to join NYU, the Republican leader said they had also considered the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where he had gone. 

“It’s [NYU] a very high-quality place. He liked it. He liked the school. I went to Wharton, and that was certainly one that we were considering. We didn’t do that. We went for Stern.”

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Trump said Barron had already taken an interest in politics and was advising him on how to attract the Gen-Z to vote for him. Barron was the brains behind his father going on a live stream with Adin Ross and other popular streamers. 

“Adin Ross, you know, I mean, I do some people that I wasn’t so familiar with, different generation. He knows every one of them. And we’ve had tremendous success," said Trump. 

Roughly 41 million Gen Z voters will be exercising their ballot in the November elections and whosoever capitalises upon them, may win the keys to the White House.  

(With inputs from agencies)