"On Wednesday, Politico reported that the U.S. Capitol Police were called to his office because an "American flag altered to include a swastika" was displayed on a cubicle wall behind the seat of legislative aide Angelo Elia, who graduated from college two years ago. "The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement before calling for an investigation into the flag. Elia did not respond to Politico's request for comment, and it remains unclear who pinned the swastika to the cubicle board."
"The swastika hidden in the Republican's office comes just a day after Politico reported on a foul Telegram chat by young GOP operatives, and at least one state legislator, who frequently used racial slurs and texted each other statements like "I love Hitler." Already, the fallout from that message has Republicans scrambling to condemn chat members, which include the vice-chair of the Kansas Young Republicans, several people in the New York State Young Republicans organization, and Samuel Douglass, a state senator in Vermont."
Republican congressional offices and young GOP operatives have been linked to Nazi imagery and praise for Hitler. A swastika was placed on an altered American flag in a cubicle behind legislative aide Angelo Elia's desk, prompting a U.S. Capitol Police call and a formal condemnation by Representative Dave Taylor, who called for an investigation. Separately, a Telegram chat among young GOP operatives and at least one state legislator included racial slurs and messages like "I love Hitler," triggering internal fallout. Party figures named in the chat face public condemnation and calls for resignations, and some Republican officials have disputed or criticized the coverage.
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