"Politico on Tuesday revealed 2,900 pages of leaked chats from a Telegram group chat involving Young Republicans leaders. The chats included racist and offensive language. Members of the group, which included people actively working with elected officials and some attempting to take leadership positions in the national Young Republicans organization, were aware that if the contents of their messages were revealed they could face severe repercussions."
"As Politico reports, members in the chat referred to Black people as monkeys and the watermelon people. They joked about killing political opponents by putting them in gas chambers. I love hitler, one chat member quipped, who also made antisemitic comments. Another participant called the mass rape of Indigenous people epic. One member expressed his support for Republicans he believed supported slavery. And a participant talked about driving a competing Young Republicans opponent to suicide."
"Democratic and Republican politicians denounced the language used and criticized the group. The Young Republican National Federation has called for resignations. The Kansas Young Republicans group has been shut down and now a handful of those involved in the racist chat have lost their jobs. The Young Republican National Federation called on those involved in the chat to immediately resign from all positions within the organization."
Leaked Telegram chats spanning roughly 2,900 pages exposed Young Republicans leaders using racist, antisemitic, homophobic, and ableist slurs alongside violent threats and celebrations of atrocities. Participants included local and state officers, people working with elected officials, and those seeking national leadership roles. Messages repeatedly used epithets, referenced gas chambers, praised Hitler, called the mass rape of Indigenous people "epic," and included jokes about killing opponents. The Young Republican National Federation demanded immediate resignations, the Kansas Young Republicans were shut down, and several participants lost jobs amid condemnation from both Democratic and Republican politicians.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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