President of NYU's College Republicans Forced to Resign After Calling Barron Trump an 'Oddity on Campus'

Mar. 15, 2025

Barron Trump arrives to the inauguration of Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025.Photo:Chip Somodevilla/Getty

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Kaya Walker, the president of NYU’s College Republicans, was forced to resign after callingBarron Trumpan “oddity on campus.”

The resignation occurred days afterVanity Fairpublished an article that examinedthe college lifeof PresidentDonald Trump’s 18-year-old son.

“He’s sort of like an oddity on campus,” Walker told the outlet in a story about Barron published on Wednesday, Feb. 12. “He goes to class, he goes home.”

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According to Walker, her complete statement toVanity Fairshowed her “disappointment in the spectacle that the media and individuals on campus have created through the online circulation of gossip, articles, memes and even photos taken of Barron in class with no respect whatsoever for his privacy.”

The college student usedDylan & Cole Sprouse’s time at NYUas an example of the “ugly side of our culture on campus and worldwide that delights in forming parasocial relationships with celebrities” and said she does “not apologize for trying to denouce the campus hysteria.”

Barron Trump at a campaign event at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami, Florida, US, on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg/Getty

Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg/Getty

“I do apologize to everyone that I love and respect that was caught in the crosshairs of this willful and malicious misreading of my comment,” Walker said.

The organization said its goal is to “reaffirm CRA’s dedication to the ideals of the Republican Party and conservative movement in a manner that reflects honorably upon our organization and its mission.”

In response to the incident, they invited Barron to join them in “reshaping the Republican Party.”

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“Barron Trump represents the future of the conservative movement, and we would be honored to have him join College Republicans. Strong leadership is built on resilience, courage, and the humility to rise above petty hostility–qualities that Barron has already demonstrated,” said College Republicans of America president Will Donahue in astatement on X.

source: people.com