Kai Trump recalls ‘a lot of crying’ with mom Vanessa before college amid breast cancer battle
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Kai Trump is opening up about the emotional days she spent with her mother, Vanessa Trump, before college amid Vanessa’s breast cancer battle.
The 19-year-old granddaughter of President Donald Trump told Fox News Digital that she and her mother became especially emotional in the week before she left to begin her freshman year at the University of Miami.
“There was definitely, there was a lot of crying in like the week leading up,” Kai Trump said. “We would just be driving, and then we’d just start crying together.”
Vanessa Trump revealed in May that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and was working with her medical team on a treatment plan.
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Kai Trump visits “Fox & Friends” at Fox News Channel Studios on July 16, 2026, in New York City. Kai Trump said her mother’s diagnosis gave them an opportunity to spend more time together over the summer. (Dominik Bindl/Getty Images)
In June, Vanessa Trump said she was recovering from surgery and preparing to begin the second stage of her treatment.
“My mom, she’s doing a lot better,” Kai said. “Kind of after treatment, she wasn’t feeling very good. Just like how treatment will make you feel … but she’s getting a lot better now.”
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Vanessa Trump and daughter Kai Trump attend a match between Jupiter Links Golf Club and Los Angeles Golf Club at SoFi Center on March 23, 2026, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Vanessa revealed her breast cancer diagnosis in May. (Cliff Hawkins/TGL/TGL Golf via Getty Images)
Kai Trump said her mother’s diagnosis gave them an opportunity to spend considerably more time together over the summer — time the competitive golfer said she otherwise may have spent on the course.
She described that extra time together as a “blessing in disguise.”
“I was able to spend extra time with her that I would normally probably spend on the golf course,” Kai Trump said. “It was nice to spend those extra hours with her throughout the day before going to college.”
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Vanessa and Kai Trump arrive at the course during the final round of the Cadillac Championship on May 3, 2026, in Doral, Florida. Kai Trump said being relatively close to home has helped make the college transition easier. (Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)
Kai Trump said being relatively close to home has helped make the college transition easier and reassured her that her mother is never far away.
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“I know if I called her at a random time she would be here in a heartbeat,” Kai Trump said. “So it’s very sweet, but I’m looking forward to the next chapter. And yeah, I mean, she’s very excited for me as well.”