"On Tuesday, published a report based on 2,900 pages of messages originally shared in a Telegram group chat called "RESTOREYR WAR ROOM" by its 12 participants between January and August. According to the outlet, the chat was set up to discuss then-New York State Young Republicans chair Peter Giunta's campaign to become chair of the Young Republican National Federation and his faction, Restore YR's broader campaign to seize control of the organization from rivals Grow YR, led by then-YRNF Chair Hayden Padgett."
"But the group's messages frequently devolved into offensive and violent rhetoric. Participants referred to Black people as "monkeys," expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler, threatened at various points to rape their opponents and send them to gas chambers, praised allies they claimed "support slavery," and referenced white supremacist codes and symbols. According to Politico, various epithets, including racial and anti-LGBTQ+ slurs, were used in the chat more than 251 times."
"Politico notes that much of the offensive, racist, and violent language in "RESTOREYR WAR ROOM" appears to have been used in a joking manner. Nevertheless, the outlet describes the messages as giving "an unfiltered look at how a new generation of GOP activists talk when they think no one is listening" and revealing "a culture where racist, antisemitic and violent rhetoric circulate freely.""
Young Republicans leaders in New York, Kansas, Arizona, and Vermont faced bipartisan condemnation and calls to resign after months of offensive messages in a private Telegram group. The Telegram group "RESTOREYR WAR ROOM" contained about 2,900 pages of messages from 12 participants between January and August. The group organized around Peter Giunta's campaign for Young Republican National Federation chair and the Restore YR effort to supplant Grow YR led by Hayden Padgett. Messages included racial slurs, admiration for Adolf Hitler, threats of rape and gas chambers, praise for supporters of slavery, and references to white supremacist symbols. Various epithets, including racial and anti-LGBTQ+ slurs, were used more than 251 times. Much of the language appeared joking, yet it revealed a culture where racist, antisemitic, and violent rhetoric circulated freely.
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