US EditionStaten Island Republican fires chief of staff over alleged ‘troubling’ comments
Leaked messages from Young Republican leaders contain racist and antisemitic language with over 251 slurs, prompting bipartisan demands for resignations and investigations, Politico reported.
- Young Republicans face calls to resign from party roles due to racist, antisemitic, and misogynistic comments revealed in leaked chat messages reported by Politico.
- The Young Republicans National Federation's board condemned the language revealed, labeling it as vile and inexcusable, according to their official statement.
- Kansas GOP Chair Danedri Herbert stated that party leadership is disgusted by the comments made by young Kansas Republicans mentioned in the Politico story.
- Concerns are growing about political polarization and inflammatory speech following the assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 10.
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Young Republicans' hateful group chat sparks condemnation
Fallout is growing after a Politico investigation revealed offensive text messages exchanged in a private Young Republicans group chat. The report details racist, homophobic and antisemitic language shared among about a dozen members over several months. Geoff Bennett spoke with Politico reporter Emily Ngo to discuss what the messages reveal and how party leaders are responding.
Vice president downplays racist, offensive messages in Young Republican group chat
The public release of a Young Republican group chat that included racist language, jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers prompted bipartisan calls for those involved to be removed from or resign their positions.
Vance dismisses bipartisan outrage over racist and offensive Young Republican group chat
The public release of a Young Republican group chat that included racist language, jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers has prompted bipartisan calls for those involved to be removed from or resign their positions.
Editorial: That Politico story, and why Sen. Douglass should resign
The real news of Politico’s breaking story on Tuesday was not just that a handful of Young Republican leaders across the country consistently used racist language about people who are Black, Jewish and Gay over seven months on a group chat, but that such a radical, white supremist mindset is so much a part of the Republican culture that it has significantly changed the party in many parts of the country. ANGELO LYNN Vermont’s Gov. Phil Scott, ho…
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Cincinnati EnquirerJD Vance downplays racist Young Republican group chat as 'what kids do.' What he said
On "The Charlie Kirk Show," JD Vance said he didn't want to "ruin lives" over "stupid jokes" in racist Young Republican group chat. What Vance said.
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