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Some members of a Young Republicans group chat are seeing the consequences of the vile and hateful messages that were leaked. Vice President Vance has shrugged off the messages, saying it’s just “what kids do.
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.
GOP officials are facing tough questions about their connections to staffers associated with hateful messages revealed this week.
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?
Politico reported on a racist chat between other Young Republicans throughout the country. The R.I. group says the slurs and threats “have no place in any political discourse or organization.”
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Nassau’s Bruce Blakeman has harsh message for ‘so-called’ Young Republicans after text scandal
Top GOP officials on Long Island blasted the New York Young Republicans after the group’s vile group chats revealed them praising Hitler and casually talking about rape.
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‘Meanest people I have ever met’: Chat leak resurfaces internal fights among Young Republicans
A trove of bigoted messages between members of the Young Republicans is deepening a sharp rift among state groups across the country, further fracturing an organization that has been beset with internal discord and infighting for years.
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.