Barron Trump‘s presence in the university seems to be causing trouble for other students. Barely a month after becoming the first son, the president of NYU’s College Republicans was forced to resign over a comment gone wrong.
On Tuesday, Feb. 18, Kaya Walker submitted her resignation letter to the New York Federation of College Republicans. In the note shared on X, she addressed her comment to Vanity Fair for their article discussing Barron’s college life. While talking to the publication, Walker described the 18-year-old son of Donald Trump, saying:
“He’s sort of like an oddity on campus. He goes to class, he goes home.”
In her resignation note, Walker argued that her comment was “ridiculously misconstrued to suggest that I found Barron Trump’s commuter status to be unusual when in reality the majority of NYU’s student body-including myself-are commuters.” She claimed that her full statement to Vanity Fair was instead a criticism of the media spectacle around Barron “with no respect whatsoever for his privacy.” Walker then defended her choice of words, writing:
“The ‘oddity’ I talk about lies in the unhealthy fascination that people have with a teenager just minding his business by going to college and not at all in Barron himself.”
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Kaya Walker compared Barron’s presence to Dylan & Cole Sprouse’s time at NYU, calling it the “ugly side of our culture on campus.” However, she quickly denied any personal association with the famous 18-year-old.
“I have not even seen Barron on campus, nor do I know him — I was merely describing the ugly side of our culture on campus and worldwide that delights in forming parasocial relationships with celebrities.”
Concluding her statement, Walker said she does “not apologize for trying to denounce the campus hysteria.” Following Walker’s resignation, the College Republicans of America shared a press release, saying her comment “does not align with the values and principles.” The organization argued that although her statement was “unfairly framed,” a review found it “inappropriate.”
In response to the incident, CRA invited Barron to join them. College Republicans of America president, Will Donahue, championed the request on X:
“Barron Trump represents the future of the conservative movement, and we would be honored to have him join College Republicans.”
He added, “Strong leadership is built on resilience, courage, and the humility to rise above petty hostility — qualities that Barron has already demonstrated. We invite Barron to join us in shaping the future of our party.”
CRA’s handling of the situation has drawn criticism from fans online. Many have bashed the organization for prohibiting freedom of speech.
“Why did you fire her for making observations? That’s knee-jerk censorship,” a fan slammed.
“Freedom of speech! His daddy is the king of name-calling. He hasn’t resigned,” a second user lamented.
“Daddy’s Little Fascist got his feelings hurt?” this comment read. Another fan added, “And the apple does not fall so far from that rotten father tree either.”
Neither Barron Trump nor his father, Donald, has commented on the scandal, but even Republicans think things have gone too far.
