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A leaked Telegram chat exposes shocking rhetoric among leaders of the Young Republican National Federation, according to a new report from Politico.
The messages, spanning seven months and totaling more than 2,900 pages, reveal young GOP operatives using racial slurs, glorifying atrocities, and plotting to seize control of the organization on a pro-Trump platform.
Politico obtained the chat logs from a private group of about 50 members, including top figures from state Young Republican chapters.
Peter Giunta, former chair of the New York State Young Republicans, wrote in June about a vote on his bid to lead the national organization: "everyone that votes no is going to the gas chamber."
Hendrix added: "Im going to create some of the greatest physiological torture methods known to man. We only want true believers."
Joe Maligno, previously general counsel for the New York State Young Republicans, responded: "Can we fix the showers? Gas chambers don’t fit the Hitler aesthetic."
Annie Kaykaty, New York’s national committee member, chimed in: "I’m ready to watch people burn now."
The group routinely lambasted Black people as "monkeys" and "the watermelon people," while praising Republicans they believed supported slavery.
Alex Dwyer, chair of the Kansas Young Republicans, invoked the white supremacist code "1488" and wrote: "Trumps too busy burning the Epstein files."
Slurs including "f-—t" and "retarded" appeared 251 times in the logs.
Members fantasized about violence against rivals, such as Hayden Padgett; Giunta vowed to make one opponent "unalive himself on the convention floor."
Consequences followed quickly.
One participant lost a job; another had an offer rescinded.
Rep. Elise Stefanik condemned the messages through adviser Alex deGrasse: "According to the description provided by Politico, the comments were heinous, antisemitic, racist and unacceptable."
New York State Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt demanded resignations: "This behavior is indefensible and has no place in our party or anywhere in public life."
Giunta apologized but alleged a "highly-coordinated year-long character assassination" with possibly "deceptively doctored" logs.
Walker issued a statement, noting "There is no excuse for the language and tone in messages attributed to me. The language is wrong and hurtful, and I sincerely apologize."
Politico thinks they've dropped an earth-shattering exposé: finally discovering the "evidence" that the GOP harbors rrrracists.
Sure, these clowns wouldn't spew this in speeches to constituents. But have you scrolled through X lately?
Political correctness and thought police have bred a culture that thrives on shoving language to the brink.
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