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Young Republican National Federation Demands Resignations After Leak of Racist, Violent Chats

The leak triggered firings, a chapter shutdown, calls for an investigation, exposing divisions within the party.

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Vice President JD Vance sits in the Oval Office on October 9, during a meeting between President Donald Trump and Finnish President Alexander Stubb.
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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 01: U.S. Vice President JD Vance takes questions from reporters during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on October 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. Vance joined White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to discuss the federal government shutdown, after Congress and the White House failed to reach a funding deal by the October 1 deadline and halted U.S. government services for the first time in nearly seven years. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Politico published roughly 2,900 pages of Telegram messages from January through August by Young Republican leaders in several states that included racial slurs, praise for Hitler, gas chamber jokes and references to rape.
  • The Young Republican National Federation called the conduct "vile and inexcusable" and ordered immediate resignations from involved officials in state and local chapters.
  • Consequences mounted as New York aide Peter Giunta, Kansas staffer William Hendrix and New York court employee Joseph Maligno lost their jobs, a campaign offer to Bobby Walker was revoked, and the Kansas Young Republicans chapter was deactivated.
  • California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked the House Oversight Committee to investigate, while Vermont GOP leaders and Gov. Phil Scott urged state Sen. Sam Douglass to resign over his role in the chat.
  • Vice President JD Vance downplayed the outrage and contrasted it with a separate Democratic texting scandal, as several participants issued apologies while questioning the logs’ authenticity and a White House spokesperson denied any connection to the chats.