Donald Trump's granddaughter shares emotional adjustment challenges in college vlog
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Donald Trump's granddaughter shares emotional adjustment challenges in college vlog

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Kai Trump, 19, posted a YouTube vlog describing her first week at the University of Miami, including homesickness, illness and early struggles adjusting to college life.

Donald Trump's granddaughter, Kai Trump, posted a 21-minute vlog on YouTube documenting her first week at the University of Miami, where she is a freshman on the women's golf team. In the video she described feeling overwhelmed by the transition, saying she was "literally sobbing" and finding it difficult to say goodbye to friends and family before classes began.

She later showed clips of practicing golf and spending time with teammates, noting that she had not eaten for several days and a friend brought her frozen meals. The vlog also mentioned that she returned home to Jupiter, Florida, after being diagnosed with strep throat, stating she needed her mother to "nurse me back to health."

Kai, the daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Trump, announced her commitment to the University of Miami two years ago and previously thanked her grandfather for support in an Instagram post. Her net worth was reported last year at over $1 million from various business deals.

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