WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Gov. Laura Kelly has responded to a Politico report that shows members of Young Republican organizations across the country, including the Kansas chapter, engaged in racist, homophobic, misogynistic, antisemitic and violent chats in a secret Telegram chat over a 7-month period.

Kelly issued the following statement on Wednesday:

“While I appreciate the words of condemnation expressed by several Republican leaders and their expulsion of the Young Republicans chapter from the Kansas Republican Party, their words ring hollow when some of them repeatedly post content on social media that directly contradicts their statements condemning racism.

I would encourage those leaders in the Republican Party to reflect on their own language and behavior to determine if they have

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