US EditionVermont state senator resigns amid Young Republican group chat scandal
Senator Douglass resigns amid fallout from leaked chats revealing thousands of racist and antisemitic messages in a Young Republicans group, prompting bipartisan calls for accountability.
- Vermont state Sen. Samuel Douglass resigned after being exposed for his involvement in a racist group chat with other young Republicans around the country.
- The group chat included comments about rape, Hitler, and gas chambers, with Douglass allegedly making a comment about an Indian woman not bathing often.
- Douglass initially condemned the comments but did not respond to media inquiries before resigning, while the Vermont GOP denounced the 'hateful, racist, and antisemitic messages.
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Vermont State Senator Resigns Over Role in Leaked Young Republican Group Chat
A Vermont state senator has resigned following public criticism over his participation in a private Young Republican group chat that contained racist, anti-Semitic, and other offensive remarks, becoming the highest-profile elected official to step down in the widening fallout from the scandal. Sen. Sam Douglass, a first-term Republican representing a district near the Canadian border, said in an Oct. 17 resignation letter that he will leave offi…
Vermont state senator resigns over Young Republicans racist chat scandal
A Vermont lawmaker who was in a Young Republicans Telegram group chat filled with racist and antisemitic messages stepped down from his position Friday. State Sen. Sam Douglass said in a statement his resignation is effective Monday at noon. “I know that this decision will upset many, and delight others, but in this political climate I must keep my family safe,” Douglass said. “And if my Governor asks me to do something, I will act, because I b…
Vermont GOP senator resigns amid racist group chat scandal
A Vermont Republican legislator announced his resignation on Friday in the aftermath of his participation in a long-running group chat of young GOP leaders riddled with antisemitic and racist language being exposed. State Sen. Samuel Douglass, 26, was the only elected official involved in a private group chat of a dozen young Republican Party operatives from around the country who participated in the instant message chain, first reported on Tues…
Republican lawmaker resigns under mounting pressure for role in racist group chat
Vermont State Sen. Samuel Douglass — the only public official who participated in a Young Republicans group chat that scandalized the party — resigned Friday night under what Politico termed "intense pressure."Douglass, a Republican from northern Vermont, said in a written statement Friday that he’s...
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