The president of New York University’s College Republicans was forced to resign for calling Barron Trump “an oddity on campus” — with the group then asking the first son to join them in “shaping the future of our party.”
Kaya Walker, the president of NYU’s College Republicans of America chapter, submitted her resignation Monday over fierce backlash sparked by her comments to Vanity Fair about President Trump’s hugely popular 18-year-old son.
Walker told the mag that Barron was “sort of like an oddity on campus. He goes to class, he goes home.”
Her remarks quickly drew the ire of national CRA leadership, who denounced them as “inappropriate” and against “the values and principles upheld by our organization.”
CRA President Will Donahue then extended a personal invitation to Barron to join their club, asking him to help them in “shaping the future of our party.”
“Barron Trump represents the future of the conservative movement and we would be honored to have him join College Republicans of America,” Donahue said in the statement.
“Strong leadership is built on resilience, courage, and the humility to rise above petty hostility — qualities that Barron has already demonstrated.”
It was not immediately clear whether Barron accepted the group’s invitation. CRA had broken a 100-year precedent by endorsing Trump before the Republican primary, the group noted in the statement.
“Our support for President Trump is, and has been, a pillar of our organization,” the statement read.
Barron, 18, has sparked buzz around the college’s Washington Square Park campus ever since he enrolled in the Stern School of Business this past fall.
Unlike Walker, the former CRA president, other students have found Barron hasn’t had trouble fitting in on campus.
While he hasn’t been able to have a “normal” college experience due to his father, he is “really popular with the ladies,” a source told People in December.
“He’s tall and handsome. A lot of people seem to think he’s pretty attractive — yes, even liberal people like him,” the insider said.
