Two more members of a Young Republican group chat strewn with racist epithets and hateful jokes stepped down from their jobs Tuesday after POLITICO published an exclusive report on the Telegram exchanges.
Peter Giunta’s time working with New York Assemblymember Mike Reilly “has ended,” the Republican lawmaker said. Giunta served as chair of the New York State Young Republicans when the chat took place. Joseph Maligno, who previously identified himself as the general counsel for that group, is no longer an employee of the New York State Unified Court System, a courts spokesperson confirmed.
Another chat member, Vermont state Senator Sam Douglass, faced mounting calls for his resignation as well, including from the state’s Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, and Douglass’fellow Republican lawmakers, who called his statements “deeply disturbing.”
42 Comments
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 100 pts · 338d
Let's check back in a year if any of this sticks.
fluxion@lemmy.world · 44 pts · 338d
They'll certainly be getting job offers elsewhere in the party. Probably ones that pay better too.
Ironfist79@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 338d
Hell, Trump might promote them.
possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 338d
They were vying for a Trump endorsement and now they'll probably get one.
PattyMcB@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 338d
Hell frame it as "having mercy on poor victims"
4grams@awful.systems · 16 pts · 338d
They will all be rich and in positions of power. This kind of shit gets celebrated in this country. Once things die down the outrage machine will kick in and they will say that private, out of context conversations don’t matter, that is unless the can come up with a barely plausible story that it was all fabricated (they are already trying to say it was AI).
It won’t matter that it’s transparent and obvious to everyone. Most people don’t pay enough attention and will forget all about it. It will seem like a distant memory and the “reasonable” people will lecture us about the necessity of forgiveness.
Then they will be caught with an underaged intern or some shit and nothing will come of it since they are just public people with pressures on them that we just can’t understand.
Yeah, I’m a little cynical.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 338d
That's not cynical, just realistic.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 338d
It can be two things.
hr_@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 338d
That was my first thought, those people will be back in the machine when the news dies down.
roguetrick@lemmy.world · 76 pts · 338d
WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 338d
"Young"
This inbred bitch looks 40.
Ryktes@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 338d
But also like 14 at the same time....
cmbabul@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 338d
Hate ages you worse than cigarettes
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 338d
Master of cupcakes.
watson387@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 338d
Master! Master! Where's the cream that I've been after? Batter! Batter! Sticking to my thighs! XD
DannyMac@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 336d
I read your comment and moved on, then my brain was like, "Wait, backup!" I need a full version of this parody. 😆
stringere@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 338d
roguetrick@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 338d
He and several of his mates donated theirs to obergruppenfuhrer butterball here.
D_C@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 338d
The best thing about that thing is it's calves.
chosensilence@pawb.social · 63 pts · 338d
i love the fake outrage surrounding this leak because it forces these Young Republicans to realize they are just as disposable as the rest of us. nobody is defending these chats because it would be bad optics. yes, they're all racist pieces of shit but shhhh come on now.. gotta be smarter. now all the Republicans have to pretend they're upset lol.
henfredemars@infosec.pub · 40 pts · 338d
Republicans labeling
Nazisthemselves a protected class in 3.. 2.. 1.phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 338d
Trump has already said being anti-fascist is a thought crime.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 338d
Everyone knows that literally no matter what they do, they could never be a Nazi. It is just called "disagreeing with your opinion, stoopid libruls!"
inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 338d
And they'll be right back after a few weeks.
Because the American people and the media like the Washington Post and CBS will whitewash it all away and it'll be just a blip in the minds of Americans because they're what George Carlin says they absolutely are.
Unless we are actually talking to our relatives and neighbors and reminding them every damn day about this, nothing will come of this.
Theprogressivist@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 338d
Good.
melsaskca@lemmy.ca · 20 pts · 338d
You have to figure there are way more racist troglodytes within the system that didn't get caught. Holy shit!
xyzzy@lemmy.today · 18 pts · 338d
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 338d
They’d vote as a single voice! The only way to beat them is to also vote as a single voice!
Fortunately that’s never been a problem for the left.
inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 338d
It's bog standard Republicans.
If you're surprised by this, you're an idiot.
Treczoks@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 338d
In another thread, some idiot claimed that Republicans and Nazis are not the same...
Jaysyn@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 338d
The Young Republican group in my county bailed out a guy that assaulted a ~60 year old navy vet at the last protest I went to.
The local GOP then lied to the news about having any dealings with the assailant.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 338d
I love this for them.
klammeraffe@lemmy.cafe · 11 pts · 338d
Where is the list of names?
LambChop@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 338d
They are listed in this article: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/full-list-of-young-republicans-involved-in-offensive-chats/ar-AA1OvlZJ
chillpanzee@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 338d
You want it sorted by ICE employee number, or hire date?
mhague@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 338d
But aren't these kids walking the walk? That must piss them off right?
The young conservatives want to burn everything down and see blood run through the streets. And then they get in trouble by the old guard. A bunch of hacks who don't actually believe what they say.
I wonder how many young Republicans are considering liquidating the RINOs, considering the way they talk. If they think it's funny to make each other kill themselves surely these young Republicans would think it's funny to kill Republicans who are afraid to speak the "truth."
Jaysyn@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 338d
That was actually discussed in those vile chat logs.
DBT@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 338d
They be working for DOGE in no time.
PattyMcB@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 338d
ICE*
FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 338d
I'm sure they'll have no problem joining ICE
nkat2112@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 338d
Thank you.
frog_meister@lemmings.world · -31 pts · 338d
xyzzy@lemmy.today · 14 pts · 338d
Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 338d
So wait, what is your take here? Like what response should their be to this leak?
deacon@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 338d
And you keep going until you get to the candy center, the hard core.
The moron gives up.