Republican Warns Leaked Chat Reflects Current GOP: “It’s Not the Future, It’s Now”
The recent leak of a racist Telegram chat among young GOP operatives, including references to gas chambers and hateful slurs, has sparked condemnation from former Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt. Schmidt, a long-time Republican strategist, argues that the chat reveals a deeply troubling trend within the GOP’s youth pipeline, suggesting a significant portion of the young MAGA base is “absolutely irredeemable.” The chat, which included over 250 slurs and derogatory comments, was primarily created to strategize the campaign of Peter Giunta, who was running to lead the national Young Republicans organization. Following the revelations, both Giunta and William Hendrix, the vice chair of the Kansas Young Republicans, have lost their positions.
John Q. Hosedrinker