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UpInArms

(55,091 posts)
2. Holy crapola
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 08:40 AM
Oct 2025

The more you read the article, the worse it gets ….

The rot in the Republican Party is broad and wide, with no end other than its demise

Still, amid the finger-pointing, it’s clear some Republicans are more enraged about the leak than the horrifying contents of the messages themselves.

When Kansas gubernatorial candidate Vicki Schmidt called on two state Young Republican leaders to resign over their racist comments revealed in the leak, she was viciously attacked online. Aidan, Giunta’s ally, told her: “Have fun being another stupid b**ch that ran for governor and lost.”

The Young Republican National Federation, with 15,000 members nationwide, issued a statement condemning the chat’s contents and calling for resignations. But not everyone in the party agreed.

Enter JD Vance.

The vice president refused to denounce the slurs. Instead, he defended the leakers’ victims.

“I refuse to join the pearl clutching,” Vance wrote on X. “Most of… the stupid things that I did as a teenager and as a young adult, they’re not on the internet.”

Both Giunta and Wax are 31.
"the GOP's youngest ranks" Prairie Gates Oct 2025 #1
To the rethug politicians, that is practically a child. OldBaldy1701E Oct 2025 #10
So the idea iimplied is that kids will be kids. ananda Oct 2025 #17
Well, they are truly deluded. That is why they appeal to the fringe elements in our society. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Oct 2025 #36
The whole GOP plan includes hatcheries. NameAlreadyTaken Oct 2025 #16
Fu*k! The media treats Donnie Dipshit maxrandb Oct 2025 #24
They've been groomed Champp Oct 2025 #27
"I Believe the Children Are Our Future" JoseBalow Oct 2025 #40
Holy crapola UpInArms Oct 2025 #2
No doubt carolying levitt will address this matter BOSSHOG Oct 2025 #5
Whoa, so what "stupid things" PatSeg Oct 2025 #19
Maybe he "couched" his sentiments a little more discreetly. BattleRow Oct 2025 #37
Ha, ha, ha! PatSeg Oct 2025 #39
TY! BattleRow Oct 2025 #42
They are Rebl2 Oct 2025 #23
"the stupid things that I did as a teenager" Dave Bowman Oct 2025 #25
He even looks angry. I am sure someone will doxx him. COL Mustard Oct 2025 #35
An invitation? ificandream Oct 2025 #49
"more enraged about the leak than the horrifying contents of the messages themselves" pat_k Oct 2025 #56
When childish a**holes take over a political party, stuff like that will happen. tanyev Oct 2025 #3
Their leader is exactly like this Henry203 Oct 2025 #4
They are imploding....................... Lovie777 Oct 2025 #6
Has dumpie fired Gavin Wax yet? KS Toronado Oct 2025 #7
. dalton99a Oct 2025 #8
"Diplomacy"? haele Oct 2025 #41
See Ya! BidenRocks Oct 2025 #54
+1. The Trump Nazi just made a lot of lifelong friends. dalton99a Oct 2025 #55
Of course he wasn't in the chat ToxMarz Oct 2025 #9
It's good to see the GOP is looking into it JohnnyRingo Oct 2025 #11
This is how pedo Trump operates Farmer-Rick Oct 2025 #12
What a petty little bitch. intheflow Oct 2025 #13
The sheer petty vindictiveness of it HuskyOffset Oct 2025 #14
I wonder how many other "young" republican chat groups are engaged in the same vile behavior. patphil Oct 2025 #15
To quote the kid in Terminator 2 when asked how many police there were, "Ahhh, all of them, I think." JHB Oct 2025 #34
I agree. Typical republicans all. patphil Oct 2025 #51
Well, trump set the stage for "retribution"!!! Taking their own medicine BComplex Oct 2025 #18
Light is the best disinfectant. These people, if we were a sane, intelligent country, would never get more than AZLD4Candidate Oct 2025 #20
They are every bully 3rd grade on up mountain grammy Oct 2025 #21
Trump was able to capture the Republican Party precisely because of his racism, sexism, and juvenile insults Martin Eden Oct 2025 #22
I believe he just inherited the Moral Majority LiberalArkie Oct 2025 #32
It makes sense that the most immoral POtuS ever to poison the soul of America Martin Eden Oct 2025 #50
This oost should be incorporated into speeches Gum Logger Oct 2025 #33
The integrity, honesty, and nobility of the G.O.P. Champp Oct 2025 #26
There is no honor among thieves. GoCubsGo Oct 2025 #28
Get the popcorn..the snake has begun to consume its own tail... BattleRow Oct 2025 #38
They're so petty and juvenile about everything ChicagoTeamster Oct 2025 #29
That kind of pettiness is hilarious nycbos Oct 2025 #30
They have egos, don't they? /nt bucolic_frolic Oct 2025 #31
Totally On-Brand. Goes with eating their young. BurnDoubt Oct 2025 #43
Raised by parents who're raised on Reagan. Kid Berwyn Oct 2025 #44
Reagan is now a "RINO" in today's magat Republican nazi-terrorist criminal organization...... Jack Valentino Oct 2025 #46
Magats turning against Magats---- gotta LOVE IT! Jack Valentino Oct 2025 #45
He looks like a Gavin Wax DET Oct 2025 #47
The best and the brightest, he says ... ificandream Oct 2025 #48
Evil fuckers Sugarcoated Oct 2025 #52
A case of bortaS bIr jablu'DI', reH QaQqu' nay'.? cstanleytech Oct 2025 #53
Remember when trump spoke that way? luvallpeeps Oct 2025 #57
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