RI Young Republicans Disavow Racist and Pro-Nazi Statements Made By National Leaders

RI Young Republicans Disavow Racist and Pro-Nazi Statements Made By National Leaders

The president of the RI Young Republican Chairman, Ken Naylor, Jr., issued a statement on Wednesday, “The recently published Politico article, detailing an inappropriate text chain between a few individuals who identified as Young Republicans from other states, is absolutely disgusting. As Chair of the Rhode Island Young Republicans, I was shocked and appalled to see Rhode Island specifically targeted in the leaked messages — a state singled out with threats of violence by a group of thugs.”

 

Politico exclusively reported on Tuesday, “Leaders of Young Republican groups throughout the country worried what would happen if their Telegram chat ever got leaked, but they kept typing anyway. They referred to Black people as monkeys and “the watermelon people” and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery."

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Young Republicans were caught repeatedly using the n-word and stating they "love Hitler."

 

Naylor added, A few short months ago, at the National Young Republican Convention in Nashville, the Rhode Island Young Republicans (RIYR) attended with a full delegation and unanimously voted against the entire slate of candidates that was behind this group chat.”

 

“We categorically denounce the entire culture of hateful, extremist rhetoric exposed in those chats. The slurs, the threats, the demeaning language toward every group involved (including the threats against RIYR) are unacceptable and have no place in any political discourse or organization. This behavior is a stain on our shared values and our collective efforts to build bridges in our communities. This is not who we are and it will never be who we become,” said Naylor.