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Speaker Johnson: ‘We roundly condemn’ Young Republicans group chat, swastika American flag
About two-thirds of the chat members lost their jobs after exposure of over 250 racist, homophobic, antisemitic, and extremist messages in the Young Republicans group chat.
- On Thursday, House Speaker Mike Johnson condemned the Young Republicans group chat, saying it is `not the principles of the Republican Party` and `We roundly condemn it.`
- Politico's reporting found about 2,900 pages of private Telegram messages from leaders tied to the Young Republican National Federation, whose membership ranges 18 to 40.
- Among the materials were more than 250 slurs, including repeated uses of the n-word and f-slur, and a U.S. flag with stripes forming a swastika appeared on a Zoom call tied to Angelo Elia, staffer.
- Two people were preemptively fired after reporters making calls, and soon after publication, eight of the 12 members faced employment fallout.
- Reporters asked whether the current era has normalized racist and homophobic language, while J.D. Vance, Vice President, said `The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys.
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The Politico media published an investigation that revealed thousands of leaked messages from a private chat among Young Republican leaders in various states of the country.In these conversations, young party leaders shared racist, anti-Semitic and misogynistic comments, jokes about rape and references to gas chambers.The leak opened a window to how people talk (and think) about the spaces where future political generations of the party are form…
Right-wing media downplay racist Republican group chat as just "jokes" by "kids" they've "never heard of"
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