US EditionVance says Jay Jones texts ‘far worse’ after Young Republicans’ chat exposed
- On Tuesday, Politico published a sampling of Young Republican messages from months of Telegram exchanges involving leaders and affiliates in New York, Kansas, Arizona and Vermont.
- The Young Republican National Federation registers members between 18 and 40, including Peter Giunta, former New York state chapter chair in his early 30s.
- Reports show the chats contained more than 251 slurs including `retarded`, with Young Republican leaders referring to Black people as monkeys and praising Hitler.
- Immediate fallout included job losses for some participants and the Kansas Young Republicans chapter being deactivated, while Vermont Republican leaders and Gov. Phil Scott called for resignations.
- Democrats condemned the chats and demanded consequences, while Republican Vice President JD Vance dismissed the outrage as `pearl clutching`, citing a 2022 Jay Jones text and saying Wednesday that political violence is 1,000 times worse.
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Mike Johnson denounces Young Republicans' group chat that praised Hitler as JD Vance downplays uproar - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday said Republicans “roundly condemn” a leaked group chat in which Young Republican officials joked about gas chambers, praised Adolf Hitler and used racist, antisemitic and homophobic slurs, as well as an American flag with a swastika that was found in a Republican congressman’s office. When asked whether he feared extremist or pro-Hitler views among young Republicans, Johnson replied, “No.” “Obviously, that …
Affidavit alleges YR chat turned over under duress
by Guy Page An affidavit filed in a Washington D.C. court appears to describe how the Young Republicans chat on Telegram, covered by Politico October 14, was obtained. Michael Bartels, a national Young Republican leader, says he was threatened with loss of professional standing if he didn’t turn them over to Gavin Wax, a State Dept. official and Young Republican leader. Kevin Ryan, a frequent commenter of VDC, provided these documents. He called…
'Witch hunt': Arizona Young Republicans refuse to resign after leaked racist chat
A Politico article about a leaked group chat of Young Republican leaders from across the country making racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments includes two people from Arizona, one of whom has documented ties to the white nationalist groyper movement.The group chat of top officials in Young Republican Federation chapters from across the country, dubbed “RESTOREYR,” was leaked to Politico, which reported on a litany of comments made by part…
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