"Look, these are a bunch of f**king racist kids. Did anybody not know this is who a segment of the Young Republicans were? Not all Young Republicans are like this, but everybody knew that this was a kind of draw for a number of them, he said. Carville added that Republicans get plenty upset over the language of Democrats, and the dismissal of the group chat now is pure political strategy."
"The state attorney general hopeful sent texts in which he called for violence against Republican opponents. One text said thenHouse Speaker Todd Gilbert should get two bullets to the head. This is far worse than anything said in a college group chat, and the guy who said it could become the AG of Virginia. I refuse to join the pearl clutching when powerful people call for political violence, Vance wrote."
Leaked Telegram messages from Young Republicans leaders spanning 2,900 pages included praise for Adolf Hitler and racist slurs referring to Black people as monkeys and "watermelon people." Vice President JD Vance dismissed the widespread condemnation of the chat and contrasted it with Virginia Democrat Jay Jones's texts calling for violence, including a message about then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert. James Carville criticized Vance's reaction, calling the participants racist and arguing that Republicans rely on such supporters for elections. Carville characterized the dismissal as partisan strategy and highlighted perceived hypocrisy over offensive language from both sides.
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