Photos have captured Donald Trump and his wife Melania appearing together Friday at their son Barron’s high school graduation in Florida during a break in the former president’s New York criminal trial. 

Barron is one of 116 seniors at the Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach that received their diplomas Friday, according to The Palm Beach Post. 

Images show Trump and Melania in attendance to watch Barron walk across the stage. 

The 18-year-old has been attending Oxbridge Academy since Trump left the White House in 2021, The Palm Beach Post reports. 

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Trump had been pushing for weeks to attend his son’s high school graduation. The judge presiding over his criminal trial in Manhattan, Judge Juan Merchan, had left the decision on whether to allow Trump to attend in limbo. 

Merchan ultimately granted Trump’s request to attend Barron’s graduation, but he denied Trump’s request to attend arguments at the Supreme Court on April 25 regarding the matter of presidential immunity. 

“Barron’s a great student and he’s very proud of the fact he did so well and was looking forward for years to having his graduation with his mother and father there,” Trump said before Merchan granted his request to miss a day in court for the “scam trial.” 

Oxbridge Academy describes itself as a “premier, independent, co-educational college-preparatory school located on a beautiful 54-acre campus in West Palm Beach, Florida.” 

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Barron Trump graduates from Oxbridge Academy. His parents, former President Trump and wife Melania attended the ceremony on Friday in West Palm Beach. (Jim Rassol/The Palm Beach Post/Imagn)

“Founded in 2011 by philanthropist William I. Koch, Oxbridge Academy empowers students in grades 6-12 providing an outstanding education through a distinctive curriculum, an enriching environment, and an expert faculty helping them navigate their educational journeys with agility, confidence, and purpose,” it says on its website. 

“Annual graduating classes receive 100% acceptance to four-year colleges and universities, with 50% attending a top 100 U.S. university or a top 50 liberal arts college,” it adds. 

Former President Trump and Melania Trump attended the event during a break in Trump’s New York criminal trial. (Jim Rassol/The Palm Beach Post/Imagn)

During proceedings at the hush money trial in New York City on Thursday, Michael Cohen, Trump’s former attorney, answered numerous questions related to his time working for Trump, including whether he had hoped to secure a role at the White House in the Trump administration, how Trump reacted to the initial story of his and Stormy Daniels’ alleged sexual encounter, and whether he believed he played a role in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s indictment of Trump. 

Cohen said he “took some credit” for the 34-count indictment waged against Trump, who he once admitted to referring to as “dumb*ss Donald.” 

Trump had been planning to attend the graduation Friday and a judge granted his request to do so. (Jim Rassol/The Palm Beach Post/Imagn)

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Cohen’s testimony is expected to resume Monday when the court reconvenes at 9:30 a.m. ET. 

Fox News’ Brooke Singman and Kyle Morris contributed to this report. 

ORLANDO, Fla. – A large cluster of storms continues to travel across the Florida Panhandle, sparking several severe thunderstorm warnings Friday morning.

Some of that energy could hold together through mid-morning and potentially clip northwestern counties of Central Florida, including Marion, Lake and Sumter. For this reason, rain chances remain slightly higher at 40-50% into the afternoon for those counties.

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Later in the day, added moisture and instability from this area will help fuel a few scattered showers along the sea breeze. Rain chances elsewhere in Central Florida remain low at 20-30%.

For those not seeing much rain, expect another very hot day, with highs returning to the mid-90s and feeling closer to 100 degrees.

Forecast models are in a bit of disagreement as we head into the weekend ahead of an approaching cold front. Some models show another ball of energy emerging from the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, increasing rain chances by late morning, while other models continue the typical sea breeze driven storms later in the day.

With this uncertainty, we will keep a 40-50% shot for rain and storms on Saturday. Along with more storms, highs will heat up even further — into the upper 90s, with heat indices at 100-105 degrees.

By Sunday, a surface cold front will approach the area and looks to bring our best opportunity at widespread rainfall, with coverage at 70-80%. Don’t be surprised to see a few storms becoming strong to marginally severe. With additional rain and clouds, temperatures should remain cooler in the upper 80s.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) – The state of Florida is developing new standards for managing lithium-ion battery fires.

State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis said new rules are needed because electric vehicles and other devices like e-scooters and e-bikes are becoming more common.

“The danger is known. It is real. Now is the time to act,” Patronis said during a news conference in Orlando.

The Department of Financial Services began making rules Thursday to develop standards for managing lithium-ion battery fires. Patronis said having standards for handling these fires is critical for Florida because electric vehicles can catch fire shortly after a hurricane.

“These heavily metalized saltwater create bridges on these batteries and they short out. And when they short out they will create a cascade effect,” Patronis said.

Patronis said 20 EVs caught fire after Hurricane Ian in 2022. Florida Professional Firefighters President Bernie Bernoska said firefighter safety needs to be looked at more than just trying try put out these fires.

“Beyond the challenge of simply extinguishing these fires, there’s also another danger that is sometimes overlooked and deals with the harmful cancer-causing gases produced during a lithium battery fire incident,” Bernoska said.

In addition to creating state rules, Patronis is encouraging Congress to pass federal standards for lithium batteries.

“We’ve got to be sensitive to where the problems lie that have not yet been fully discovered or factored in how to deal with these technologies,” Patronis said.

It could take nine months to a year to develop the state standards.

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