New York GOP Moves to Disband Young Republicans After Racist Group Text Scandal: NY Times

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Oct 17th, 2025, 11:23 am

New York Republican leaders are set to disband the state’s chapter of Young Republicans after antisemitic, misogynistic, and racist Telegram chats came to light this week.

reported Friday that the party’s state leaders are expected to vote to dissolve the group so they can clean house and bring in new leadership, according to “three people familiar with the matter.”

“One state Republican official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the effort to disband the group, which was first reported by , would allow for a fresh start. By eliminating the group’s charter, the official said, Republican officials can reconstitute it and then bring i

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