Politico obtained 2,900 pages of exchanges over seven months among a dozen Young Republican leaders in New York, Kansas, Arizona and Vermont.

Young Republicans called for the immediate resignations of leaders exposed in a recent Politico story to have sent racist and vile text messages.

The messages, obtained by POLITICO, show that Young Republican leaders praised Hitler and joked about slavery and rape.

JD Vance has come to the defense of young Republican leaders who are under scrutiny after Politico published “hundreds of racist and hateful messages” from what the news outlet reported was their private group chat.

The messages reveal how a group of rising GOP figures casually used language of racism, homophobia, and violence.

The top Senate Democrat said the president and Republican leaders had an “obligation to denounce vile rhetoric,” even when it comes from within their own party.

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Jason Beeferman, the Politico reporter who uncovered hundreds of racist and hateful text messages from leaders of the Young Republicans including one that said quote “I love Hitler” and another that called Black people monkeys,