"Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Thousands of pages of Telegram chats obtained by Politico laid bare what young Republican leaders talk about in private: They use racial slurs with abandon, they make vile jokes about rape and gas chambers, and they say they love Hitler."
"In another time, the leaked messages from leaders of young Republican groups across the U.S. might have constituted a major bombshell or a scandal for the GOP, perhaps even ushered in a period of serious self-reflection.Instead, the response has highlighted the ongoing tussle between MAGA and the increasingly weak Republican establishment over the soul of the GOP and whether normalized racism, antisemitism, and violent speech have a place in it."
Thousands of pages of Telegram chats reveal young Republican leaders using racial slurs, joking about rape and gas chambers, and expressing admiration for Hitler. State Republicans in Kansas deactivated their young republican organization after leaders were exposed, and the Young Republican National Federation said it was "appalled by the vile and inexcusable language" and called for resignations. Many state chapters issued condemnations and some participants were fired. MAGA influencers and figures like J.D. Vance downplayed, denied, shifted blame, or celebrated the chats. The episode intensified an ongoing conflict between MAGA supporters and a weakened Republican establishment over party norms and acceptable rhetoric.
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