Overview

• Politico obtained and published roughly 2,900 pages—more than 28,000 messages—from a Telegram chat of Young Republican leaders spanning January to August.
• The archive attributes slurs and violent rhetoric to named figures, including praise of Hitler and gas-chamber references, with quotes from Peter Giunta, Joe Maligno and Annie Kaykaty.
• Epithets targeting race, sexuality and disability reportedly appeared hundreds of times, with terms like “f****t,” “retarded” and “n**ga” cited more than 250 instances.
• Since reporters began inquiries, one participant lost a job and another had an offer rescinded, according to Politico.
• Rep. Elise Stefanik and New York Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt condemned the comments, while several participants issued apologies or alleged the logs were doctored, and an SBA legal adviser named in the chats declined to comment.