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State senator Samuel Douglass, 26, and wife, Brianna, both made comments in Young Republicans Telegram group
A Vermont state lawmaker has resigned over racist and antisemitic chat messages that circulated within the Young Republican political group, another substantial consequence in a scandal that on Friday saw the New York state Young Republicans’ charter revoked.
State senator Samuel Douglass, the only elected official known to have taken part in the leaked group chat exposed by Politico, resigned Friday over his participation.
In a statement posted online, the 26-year-old Douglass said he was “deeply sorry for the offense” caused by his comments. He added that his decision to step down, effective Monday, “will upset many, and delight others, but in this political climate I must keep my family safe”.
Theyre never beating the charges
Remember his face. He won‘t be gone for long. This is a PR move.
Safe from whom? His own party is the overwhelming perpetrator of political violence, threats, and shootings. The rest of us need to stay safe from gun-toting white supremacists like himself.
The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is through a good guy with a gun.
Oh look, someone I have tagged as “block” has reminded me why I should indeed block them!
Bye bye 👋
Through?
@anomnom @UnderpantsWeevil through a good guy, with a gun.
Sorry for the offense caused by the comments. Not sorry that they commented it; just that you feel some sort of way about them.
Non-apology. More Republican Bullshit.
Whoops! The things that their policies scream was actually said out loud! No one knew!
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I see the queerphobic and fatphobic remarks weren’t as important. This shouldn’t be the private attitude of someone who’s supposed to be part of leadership, but it’s worth saying the dude and his peers bitched about every demographic but their own, it’s nothing unique and it’s not specifically racism and antisemitism. Just regular toxicity
“Resign” does not come up to the bare minimum of what needs to happen, here.
But, the apologies and the deep regrets!
He only regrets the texts leaking and that people were offended by them, not that he said them.
26?!?!
Who gives a fuck about this nazi’s “healing”
How did this young child get married and into political office? Little scamp. Saying things he doesn’t understand while his mind is still forming. Whatever happened to boys will be boys?
And how are we just hearing that there were/are elected politicians in that chat?
Young* Republicans never precluded elected officials, and also includes assholes up to age 40!
Kinda surprising he was a Vermont senator. Would’ve expected New Hampshire to elect someone like that but not really Vermont… Jeez.