Overview
- Ian Valdes stepped down as Florida International University’s TPUSA chapter president, turned over social media access, and the group says it is rebuilding its leadership team.
- The Miami Herald’s published WhatsApp logs from late 2025 document more than 400 uses of the N-word along with slurs against Black, Jewish, gay, and disabled people, plus references to Nazi lore.
- Miami-Dade GOP secretary Abel Alexander Carvajal, reported to have created the chat, has not resigned despite a board vote requesting it, and party officials say a full committee vote is expected.
- Sen. Rick Scott called for those tied to the chat to be held accountable, joining local Republican leaders and state legislators who have publicly condemned the messages.
- Reporting describes Valdes renaming the chat to reference “esoteric Nazism” and details violent anti-Black posts, while messages show Carvajal failing to shut the chat down and using slur variants.