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Who is Kaya Walker? She called Barron Trump an ‘oddity’ in Vanity Fair and resigned as NYU president of the College Republicans of America, having campaigned for Donald Trump in the 2024 election
STORYIshani Sarkar
The New York University student, who is in her final year, told conservative tabloid the New York Post she regretted stepping down, and had previously defended Melania Trump’s only child
No one is safe from cancel culture. One recent victim is student Kaya Walker, former president of New York University’s College Republicans club. She was recently quoted in a Vanity Fair article describing US President Donald Trump’s son Barron Trump, 18 – who attends the NYU Stern School of Business and commutes from the Trump residence on the Upper East Side to Greenwich Village – as “an oddity on campus” who “goes to class … goes home”.
Her comments went viral. The College Republicans of America rebuked her, calling her remarks “unfairly framed” but “inappropriate” nonetheless. Ultimately, Walker resigned, reports the New York Post. Now, the student is regretting her words, she told the outlet.
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“I’ve been killing myself trying to support the conservative movement,” Walker said, describing campus life as a Republican as an “uphill battle”. “I’ve put my everything into building up my chapter,” she added, emphasising how membership improved during her term. Finally, she defended her comments about the young Trump, saying, “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.”
So what else do we know about Kaya Walker.
What is Kaya Walker’s background?
Walker comes from New England, per the Daily Mail and her family is from the Caribbean, according to Newsweek. She has a dog named Sparta and enjoys tending her garden and walking. She’s also a fan of documentaries.
What is she studying at NYU?
Walker is in the final year of her bachelor’s degree at NYU, per the Daily Mail. She is studying international relations and French at the prestigious school; as part of her accelerated programme, she takes graduate classes at the NYU Institute of French Studies, per Newsweek. She already has an internship at the Bronx District Attorney’s Office under her belt, has spent time studying in Prague and Paris and aspires to study law.
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