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Vance says Jay Jones texts ‘far worse’ after Young Republicans’ chat exposed

On Tuesday, Politico published a sampling of Young Republican messages from months of Telegram exchanges involving leaders and affiliates in New York, Kansas, Arizona and Vermont.
The Young Republican National Federation registers members between 18 and 40, including Peter Giunta, former New York state chapter chair in his early 30s.
Reports show the chats contained more than 251 slurs including `retarded`, with Young Republican leaders referring to Black people as monkeys and praising Hitler.
Immediate fallout included job losses for some participants and the Kansas Young Republicans chapter being deactivated, while Vermont Republican leaders and Gov. Phil Scott called for resignations.
Democrats condemned the chats and demanded consequences, while Republican Vice President JD Vance dismissed the outrage as `pearl clutching`, citing a 2022 Jay Jones text and saying Wednesday that political violence is 1,000 times worse.

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