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Senator Hoeven Condemns Racist Rhetoric: Young Republican Group Chat
Governor Kelly criticized Republican leaders for inconsistent condemnation after racist messages forced the shutdown of the Kansas Young Republicans and firing of a state employee.
- Wednesday, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly condemned racist and anti‑Semitic group‑chat messages and said Republican leaders' public condemnation 'ring hollow.'
- The Politico report found racist and anti-gay language in a group chat spanning Arizona, Kansas, New York and Vermont with close to 3,000 text messages, naming Alex Dwyer, Kansas Young Republicans chair, and William Hendrix, Kansas Young Republicans vice chair.
- On Tuesday, the Kansas GOP announced the Kansas Young Republicans chapter had been shut down and William Hendrix, vice chair, was terminated by the Kansas Attorney General's Office.
- Calls mounted for independent review when Patrick Schmidt, state representative, demanded investigation into ties between Hendrix, Dwyer and state leaders, urging Kris Kobach, Kansas Attorney General, and Ty Masterson, Senate President, to resign.
- The incident drew national attention as several officials, including Peter Giunta and Bobby Walker, lost jobs after posts revealed extreme content, and the organization went inactive.
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Politico reports that the president and vice president of the Kansas Young Republicans participated in encrypted racist and anti-Semitic chats with their fellow Republicans. (Illustration by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — The president and vice president of the Kansas Young Republicans participated in encrypted chats with their fellow politicians that were rife with violent, racist and anti-Semitic rhetoric, and laced with references t…
Leaked Young Republicans chats show racist, antisemitic, and violent rhetoric
Politico’s trove of Telegram messages from leaders across multiple states shows slurs, praise for Hitler, and gas-chamber fantasies, triggering condemnations, job fallout, and new questions for Elise Stefanik and the GOP’s pipeline of power.
Senator Hoeven condemns racist rhetoric: Young Republican Group chat
BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) - The Young Republican National Federation demanded immediate resignations Tuesday following a Politico report exposing a leaked group chat filled with racist, antisemitic, and violent messages. Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) condemned the rhetoric. KX News obtained a statement from the senator's office saying, “Hoeven believes that racist, sexist, and violent rhetoric has no place in our political discourse. Appropriately, Repub…
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