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.”

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[–] 98 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Let's check back in a year if any of this sticks.

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  • [–] 43 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    They'll certainly be getting job offers elsewhere in the party. Probably ones that pay better too.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 74 points 1 year ago (9 children)
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  • [–] 62 points 1 year ago

    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.

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  • [–] 40 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Republicans labeling Nazis themselves a protected class in 3.. 2.. 1.

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago

    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.

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    You have to figure there are way more racist troglodytes within the system that didn't get caught. Holy shit!

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago

    It's bog standard Republicans.

    If you're surprised by this, you're an idiot.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago

    In another thread, some idiot claimed that Republicans and Nazis are not the same...

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago

    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.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    I love this for them.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    Where is the list of names?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    They be working for DOGE in no time.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    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."

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    I'm sure they'll have no problem joining ICE

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago

    Consolidate people with similar beliefs? So like, a political party? Less exposure, like a private group chat?

    Don't hold people accountable for their actions because something something they will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine. Got it.

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