US EditionReuters: Violence, racism, and Nazi praise: The dark side of US political group chats
Leaked messages expose racist, antisemitic, and violent rhetoric by US political figures, causing multiple resignations and job losses among Young Republican leaders, experts say.
- This month, three separate controversies involving leaked private online group chats across the United States revealed racial slurs, praise for Nazis and threats of political violence.
- Experts say social media dynamics have amplified extremist language, and Reece Peck said President Donald Trump’s rhetoric made previously unacceptable language feel permissible to many conservatives.
- A Politico report on Oct 14 found about a dozen Young Republican leaders exchanged racist and antisemitic Telegram messages between January and mid‑August, while 2,900 pages of chats included slurs and talk of gas chambers.
- Paul Ingrassia withdrew after messages surfaced, and Jay Jones’s support fell to a tie per a Washington Post‑Schar School poll released on Oct 23, while many Young Republicans lost jobs, a Vermont state senator resigned, and the New York Young Republicans Club was disbanded.
- Experts in online culture and political discourse, including Dr Alex Turvy, said `There is an illusion of intimacy,` explaining why participants treat chats as private speech despite messages forming a permanent record and being leakable.
11 Articles
11 Articles
A teachable moment for Young Republicans — and their party at large
The recent exposure of racist and antisemitic messages in a Young Republicans group chat has caused deep hurt and outrage, and the GOP must address this with both moral clarity and a commitment to education and growth in order to become a home for all Americans.
Elwood Watson: The latest case of racism and antisemitism in the Republican Party
The more things change, the more they stay the same. The fallout is still happening after approximately 3,000 pages of leaked Telegram messages from Young Republican leaders revealed racist slurs, antisemitic praise for Hitler, misogynistic rape jokes, and violent fantasies about political opponents. The texts, first reported by Politico, were part of a “RESTOREYR WAR ROOM” chat of about a dozen Gen Z and millennial Republicans, some of whom hel…
Violence, racism, and Nazi praise: The dark side of US political group chats
Three separate controversies involving leaked text messages from private online group chats have rocked U.S. political circles this month, revealing racist, antisemitic and violent statements from figures across the ideological spectrum.
CAPAC Chair Condemns Leaked Racist Chat Messages
WASHINGTON — On Oct. 15, Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.), chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, released the following statement in response to a Politico article exposing thousands of racist chats from young conservative leaders: “I am deeply disgusted by the reported racist, xenophobic, and antisemitic messages from conservative youth leaders. No community was […]
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
