New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Barron Trump, US President Donald Trump's 18-year-old son, has been hailed as the "future of the conservative movement" by the president of the College Republicans of America. The endorsement comes amid a controversy that led to the resignation of a chapter leader at New York University (NYU).

The president of NYU's chapter of the College Republicans, Kaya Walker, stepped down on Monday (February 17) after comments she made about Barron Trump in an interview with Vanity Fair sparked backlash. Walker described Trump's presence on campus as that of an "oddity," saying, "He's sort of like an oddity on campus. He goes to class, he goes home."

Walker's remarks were deemed "inappropriate" by the national leadership of th...