Overview
- New York’s state party set a formal vote to dissolve its Young Republicans chapter after the leak, and records show leaders Peter Giunta and Bobby Walker were removed from membership rolls.
- Politico’s cache documented months of private messages by regional Young Republicans that praised Hitler, joked about gas chambers and rape, and used more than 250 slurs.
- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach fired staffer Will Hendrix over the messages, a New York congressional campaign rescinded an offer to Bobby Walker, and Joe Maligno lost his state court job.
- The National Young Republicans denounced the behavior and urged resignations, and the Kansas Republican Party deactivated its state Young Republicans chapter.
- Vermont’s Republican governor, Phil Scott, called for state Young Republicans leader Sam Douglass to resign, while Vance publicly downplayed the chats as offensive jokes from young men.