Like a sign from God. That's how one London woman is describing a life-saving video call
she received last year from Barron Trump, according to transcripts from a bizarre court
case currently unfolding in the UK. In January 2025, London police received an emergency call
from Donald Trump's youngest son after he saw an online friend being attacked during a FaceTime
call. Court documents reveal that Barron, 18 at the time, had developed what he called
a very close online relationship with a 22-year-old woman from London — so close, in fact
that she called him sweetheart in one message, which led to a fight with her then-boyfriend
Russian citizen and former MMA fighter Matvey Rumietsev. Barron had flown with his parents to Washington, D.C., the day of the alleged attack for the
start of inauguration festivities. According to testimony from Rumietsev, Barron made several
unanswered FaceTime calls to his girlfriend that evening, which made him jealous. He testified
He was quite persistent. It was hard for me not to be jealous, but at that point
I was quite used to her receiving calls from him. During a wine-and-whiskey-fueled argument
around 9.30 p.m. Eastern Time, 2.30 a.m. in London, Barron called again, and Rumietsev picked up
The call only lasted 10 to 15 seconds. Barron later told police, I just saw a ceiling and could hear screaming. I could see a guy's head on the phone. And then
the camera turns to her crying and getting hit. That's when Barron made the call to police that
the woman says saved her life. According to her testimony, Rumietsev kicked her in the stomach
punched her slapped her and choked her during the assault He denies all charges He claims that it was his girlfriend who was being angry and violent toward him and that he answered the video call from the president son in an attempt to calm her down Rumietsev was arrested the same day as Barron call
and is facing several charges, including assault and strangulation. The trial is ongoing as of the
making of this video. The case offers the most revealing look yet at Barron's private life
In October 2024, Donald Trump said his youngest son wasn't dating anyone
I don't think he's had a girlfriend yet. A year later, he reportedly cleared out an entire floor of Trump Tower in Manhattan for
a date, but the mystery companion has yet to be revealed. And Page Six reported in 2025 that Barron uses Xbox and Discord to communicate with
friends and potential partners at NYU, rather than giving out his phone number. It's nice to see you
But we now know he was frequently FaceTiming with the woman who called him sweetheart, that
he knew her address, and that he'd been aware of her difficult relationship with Rumietsev
for a long time. Rumietsev, however, claims that the woman, who is not being named per UK law, wasn't
being sincere with Barron. He said in court, She was frankly leading him on. The case also offers some fresh insight into Barron's personality
According to the transcript of the emergency call, Barron lost patience with the operator
when he was asked how he knew the victim. After he replied, I don't think that matters, the operator, unaware they were talking to the president's son, said
Can you stop being rude and actually answer my questions? Barron complied
saying he knew her through social media, then apologized, saying, Sorry for being rude