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What we know about racist messages in the Young Republicans group chat

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published October 16, 2025 at 10:52 AM CDT

There’s bipartisan outcry over a group chat where Young Republicans made multiple racist, sexist and violent comments.

We speak with Jason Beeferman, one of the Politico reporters who broke the story.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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