Kai Trump explains ‘weird situation’ she’s put in on dates | UK | News
Donald Trump’s granddaughter, Kai, has candidly shared her experiences of being related to the US president, including the ‘awkward’ reality of dating under the watchful eye of security.
The 18-year-old is making a name for herself in the world of golf. She also made her LPGA debut last year – at the Annika tournament in Florida – due to a sponsor’s exception.
Despite finishing in the last spot and missing the cut, she remains committed to her sport – and confirmed in April that she will be playing college golf at the University of Miami.
Her connection to golf extends beyond her own career, too – her mother, Vanessa Trump, is reportedly dating golfing superstar Tiger Woods. During an appearance on the Impaulsive podcast, Trump opened up about her personal life.
“To be honest with you, it’s really awkward when you’re sitting there and going on a date with a guy, and they’re (security) two tables behind you,” she admitted. “It’s a little weird.”
“I try my best not to let it bother me. Especially the past year, since he’s become the president, I’ve had to learn that, yes, they’re following me, but also to focus in pretending that they’re not there.
“Obviously they’re there. But if you can try to not really focus on that and enjoy your time with your friends, your family or whatever it is – it makes it easier.
“Because, for those first few months, it was tough. It was not easy having someone following you all the time.
“But once I was like; ‘Their only job is to protect me. I’m going to focus on my stuff and have them do their job’. It made it so much easier.”
She also shared her own political stance, affirming she has no intention of entering the world of politics herself. When questioned about her grandfather’s political adversary, Kamala Harris, she stated: “To be honest with you, I stay out of politics completely.
“Like, I would never run and I don’t want anything to do with politics. I feel like politics is such a dangerous thing.
“I think if both sides met in the middle everyone would be so much more happier – and I think there’s radical left, there’s radical right and there’s a lot of people who get too extreme.
“And that’s where social media really ties into it because social media kind of makes your Instagram or your feed be one way or the other and there’s not a lot of things on social media if you’re very much in the middle.
“I think that kind of makes some people crazy and some people buy into that too much. I think that’s like the best way to say it. There’s no bad blood. I’m very much in the middle. It is what it is – they ran against each other.”
