An NYU student has officially been punished for her "controversial" comment on Barron Trump. Barron Trump, the son of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, is an 18-year-old freshman at the New York school.

NEW YORK − Five days after the president of New York University’s College Republicans described Barron Trump as an “oddity on campus,” she was forced to resign from her position − a decision she now says she regrets.

The national College Republicans organization said they forced the now-former NYU chapter president to resign over light jokes she made about Barron.

President of NYU's College Republicans Kaya J. Walker has resigned her position over comments she made about fellow student Barron Trump—comments she claims were misconstrued.

Barron Trump is known for staying out of the political spotlight but the president and first lady have credited him with helping his father connect with younger audiences during his presidential campaign,

“Barron Trump represents the future of the conservative movement, and we would be honored to have him join the College Republicans of America,” wrote College Republicans President Will Donahue, who also noted that the group had broken a 100-year precedent by endorsing his father before the Republican primary.

The president of the New York University (NYU) chapter of the College Republicans of America (CRA), Kaya Walker, has stepped