Vice President JD Vance has come to the defense of young Republican leaders who are under scrutiny after Politico published “hundreds of racist and hateful messages” from what the news outlet reported was their private group chat.

The “reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys,” Vance said Wednesday during an appearance on “ The Charlie Kirk Show ,” the podcast previously launched by the recently assassinated conservative activist who was a close ally of Vance and President Donald Trump .

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“They tell edgy, offensive jokes, like, that’s what kids do,” Vance continued. “And I really don’t want us to grow up in a country where a kid telling a stupid joke — telling a very offensive, stupid joke —

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