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Some people on the right have disavowed these chats. Vice President JD Vance downplayed the messages as stupid jokes from “kids” (it’s worth noting, many of them are in their 20s and 30s). Other conservatives are appalled that we’re judging people on what they say in private at all — at least partially to avoid joining a “ left-wing pile on .”
As the dust settles after the congress of Europe’s second-largest political family, POLITICO takes a look at the successes and failures.