A Democratic Texas House candidate is defending herself against conservative backlash after sharing viral posts that referred to Young Republicans in a viral group chat as "Nazis." Sara McGee, running to represent Texas House District 132, posted on X: "Call them what they are."

Kelly and the Kansas Republican Party exchanged criticisms after Kansas Young Republicans were revealed to have used racist language in a group chat.

A leaked group chat exposes gutter racism among Young Republican leaders from New York and other states; Vice President JD Vance says it's just youthful folly.

The Young Republicans leaked Telegram chat exposes antisemitic and racist language and that's troubling | Opinion

This week’s desk segment tackled a grab bag of headlines from the past few days, including the presidential pardon of former Republican representative George Santos, Politico’s report on a leaked racist Young Republicans group chat, and — of course — the latest bizarre comments and antics from President Trump.

Vice President JD Vance said the Young Republican leaders who sent racist and antisemitic messages are kids, but the two Kansans are ages 24 and 29.

Did Vice President JD Vance write on his official X account that everyday Oval Office banter is worse than the leaked and criticized Young Republicans' Telegram jokes about Hitler, slavery, gas chambers and rape?

The vice president contrasted offensive remarks in a private group chat with texts from a Democratic candidate in Virginia who had suggested a top Republican be killed.