Young Republican Private Group Chat Members Fired After Comments Leaked

Members of a Young Republican group chat have lost their jobs and faced backlash after their alleged comments were leaked.
Young Republican Private Group Chat Members Fired After Comments Leaked
In this photo illustration, the messaging service Telegram app is seen on a mobile phone in London on Jan. 11, 2021. Edward Smith/Getty Images
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At least two members of a Young Republican group chat lost their jobs, and another faces calls to resign, after Politico published 2,900 pages of Telegram messages that allegedly had a series of controversial comments.

New York state Assemblyman Michael Reilly’s chief of staff, Peter Giunta, was fired after he allegedly wrote “I love Hitler” and threatened to send people to the “gas chamber” if they didn’t vote for him to be the chair of the Young Republican National Federation.

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