Kaya Walker, the previous president of NYU’s College Republican membership who resigned after she referred to as President Donald Trump’s son Barron ‘oddity’ has now claimed that she didn’t imply it in a destructive means. In an interview with the New York Post, Walker stated she really empathized with Barron Trump — how he is watched like a zoo animal and the way individuals post his photos on Instagram at any time when they spot him on the campus. Barron Trump research on the Stern School of Business at NYU and stays at his New York residence — which units him aside from many of the college students who reside on the campus.
Walker stated she doesn’t even personally know Barron Trump and in reality campaigned for Donald Trump being the president of the school Republican membership. She was suggested to resign by the College Republicans of America after a quote that she gave to Vanity Fair went viral and within the improper context. The viral post made it appear to be as if Walker was calling Barron Trump bizarre for being a commuter however Walker stated she herself travels to the school each day and by ‘oddity’, she meant how oddly he is being handled by different college students.
“I just feel bad that he’s having this hard college experience, and I understand that he wants to be left alone,” Walker advised The Post, clarifying her assertion. “I don’t even know Baron Trump. I campaigned for his father. Why would I have any ill intent towards him?”
By exhausting faculty expertise, she meant that the enterprise college of NYU lacks a central social life.
After the viral post, Walker claimed that she and her members of the family have been subjected to threats and nasty feedback. The College Republicans of America stated the remark was inappropriate and “does not align with the values and principles upheld” by the group.
Walker, in accordance to her profile is finding out for a BA in International Relations and French. She just lately accomplished a summer season internship with the Bronx District Attorney’s Office. She additionally studied overseas — in Prague and in Paris. She was elected as president of the NYU CRA department in May 2024.
Walker gave a quote to Vanity Fair about Barron Trump “he goes to class, he goes home”. But Walker too lives with her household and never on the campus. The quote grabbed consideration after AF Post highlighted that Walker referred to as Barron Trump an “oddity on campus”.