Republican leaders on Wednesday condemned a newly exposed Young Republican group chat containing racist, antisemitic, and violent messages — though they attached to their condemnations accusations of Democratic hypocrisy in addressing inflammatory rhetoric on their side of the aisle.

The Politico report detailed roughly 2,900 pages of Telegram messages among Young Republicans from states including New York, Kansas, Arizona, and Vermont. The messages, which span several months, include slurs, celebrations of Adolf Hitler, and talk of violence. Several members with New York ties, including former NY Young Republicans chair Peter Giunta and other state officers, have faced employment consequences.

In Richmond County, Staten Island Republican Party Chairman Michael Tannousis called the messa

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