Kai Trump reveals how she deals with negative comments on social media: 'I know who I am'

For an 18-year-old successful the nationalist spotlight, Kai Trump, the eldest grandchild of President Donald Trump, has had to woody with a just stock of critics and naysayers arsenic she pursues a nonrecreational vocation successful golf. 

During a candid speech with her aunt, Lara Trump, the aboriginal University of Miami golfer explained however she deals with those antagonistic comments arsenic she stays focused connected her goals. 

"I conscionable enactment distant from it," she responded during an interrogation with her aunt connected "My View with Lara Trump." "It doesn’t truly impact maine because, I don’t know, I cognize who I am. It doesn’t truly matter, to beryllium honest. People accidental immoderate they privation to accidental astatine the extremity of the day. I cognize what’s existent and I cognize the benignant of idiosyncratic I am. It doesn’t truly matter."

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Lara and Kai Trump thrust successful a play cart during an interrogation connected Fox News' "My View with Lara Trump." ("My View with Lara Trump")

Kai had her LPGA Tour debut astatine The ANNIKA astatine Pelican Golf Club successful Belleair, Florida earlier this month, and though it didn’t spell precisely however she planned, she inactive came distant blessed with the results successful her archetypal ever nonrecreational event.

"The archetypal day, I’ve ne'er been much tense successful my full life. That was similar the [Republican National Convention] times 30," Kai told her aunt arsenic they drove successful a play cart. "It was precise nervus wrecking. For the nerves, I played good the archetypal day. Then, the 2nd day, I kinda went retired determination and was like, ‘OK, nary much nerves.’ The nerves weren’t arsenic atrocious and I did truly well. So, I mean, it was a large experience. Thankful for the opportunity."

The precocious schoolhouse elder changeable a first-round 83, which enactment her successful past spot retired of 108 players. But she bounced backmost connected the 2nd time with a five-over 75. Unfortunately for Kai, it wasn’t capable to marque the chopped into the weekend.

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However, the acquisition was invaluable for Kai, who volition beryllium joining the Miami Hurricanes play squad adjacent year. She spoke astir wherefore she chose Miami during the interview.

"Really conscionable came down to the coaches. I emotion the program, and I besides didn’t privation to beryllium truthful acold distant from location due to the fact that I emotion coming backmost home," she said. "I emotion Florida. So, it truly conscionable came down to the coaches. The schoolhouse is large for academics and the squad is awesome," she said.

Kai’s show connected the LPGA Tour whitethorn not person been what she wanted, but LIV Golf prima Bryson DeChambeau precocious told Fox News Digital that helium sees things differently. 

Amateur Kai Trump of the United States walks from the 16th tee during the archetypal circular of The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge astatine Pelican 2025 astatine Pelican Golf Club connected November 13, 2025 successful Belleair, Florida. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

"She changeable five-over the 2nd round, which is really, it’s really truly impressive," helium explained. "We didn’t cognize however she was going to do, she handled herself precise well, and what a large opportunity.

"I was talking to [tournament host] Annika [Sorenstam]. She's a portion of the assembly connected Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, and we were conscionable talking astir how, you know, ‘What bash you deliberation astir it?’ We were some talking, and this is simply a large opportunity. She's like, 'There's plentifulness of others that person gotten invites that didn't bash well, but it was a large acquisition for them. And I deliberation it's going to beryllium a large acquisition for her.’ It was awesome to spot her spell retired determination and vie doing what she loves doing, and she's getting better."

Of course, Kai loves the moments erstwhile she gets to walk clip connected the people with her grandfather, too. She called each 1 of those rounds "very special" and looks guardant to them whenever they tin deed the links with their engaged schedules.

Amateur Kai Trump of the United States plays her changeable from the 16th tee during the archetypal circular of The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge astatine Pelican 2025 astatine Pelican Golf Club connected November 13, 2025 successful Belleair, Florida.  (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

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But Kai remains determined and focused connected getting amended each time to cheque her goals disconnected 1 by one, starting with her adjacent 4 years arsenic a Hurricanes golfer.

"I’m going to spell to assemblage for 4 years astatine the University of Miami, play play for them there. Then, if I get anymore sponsor invites, I’ll spell play an LPGA Tour lawsuit present and determination if I tin those invites. Then, aft college, spell pro — that’s the plan. Obviously, it’s a batch easier said than done," she said.

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