The president of New York University’s (NYU) College Republicans chapter has been forced out of the position after smearing Barron Trump, a student at the college.
Kaya Walker is speaking out after she was axed for calling President Donald Trump’s youngest son an “oddity on campus.”
Walker, an undergraduate at the famously liberal college, was pressured to resign after appearing to insult the president’s son in an interview with Vanity Fair.
“He’s sort of like an oddity on campus,” Walker said.
“He goes to class, he goes home”
Despite his college’s lefty reputation, Barron Trump hasn’t had any notable issues since beginning studies at NYU’s Stern School of Business in the fall.
Given his status as the son of the president, the freshman lives in something of a bubble.
Secret Service agents are with Barron Trump around the clock and watch his every move.
His barebones social life exists mostly online.
He has been known to chat with classmates over video games.
Despite never speaking with the media directly – or perhaps because he is so private – Barron has been the subject of intense and ongoing public speculation about his personal life.
Walker’s comments were seen by some as disparaging toward the president’s elusive son.
It comes as Barron Trump has tried to stay above the political fray.
Will Donahue, the president of the National College Republicans organization, said Walker’s remarks carelessly contributed to a “misleading and negative” portrayal of Barron.
“The conversation that we have with Kaya is, look, this is blowing up out of proportion, to protect your reputation and the organization, the prudent move would be for you to step down,” Donahue said.
Meanwhile, Walker said she regrets quitting.
Instead, she defended her comments as being taken out of context.
In a statement to the New York Post, Walker said:
“They took it to say that I was saying that Barron was strange for being a commuter — which I thought was crazy because I’m a commuter.
“They [made it] look like I was calling the president’s son weird, but I feel like anybody who can read would know that’s not what I was doing.”
Walker said she campaigned for President Trump’s re-election.
She expressed regret for the impact her remarks made.
“I’ve been killing myself trying to support the conservative movement, everybody knows that it’s an uphill battle being a Republican at NYU,” she said.
“I’ve put my everything into building up my chapter. I built [attendance] up exponentially.
“It’s been insane, especially this past year.
“We’ve seen such a rise in membership and had such a great time.”
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