For all that America’s Jews feel safer on the side with the red ties and red hats, there are red flags there, too
When one member promised that the group would vote for the most right-wing person to lead the organization, a member responded, “Great. I love Hitler.” The response: a smiley face.
In another exchange, a member threatened that “everyone that votes no” in a vote for the chairman “is going to the gas chamber.”
The leak raised an immediate ruckus. Some of the chat members lost their jobs, some refused to comment, some apologized. (Predictably, some ascribed the leak to a rival looking to take them down.)
Many politicians — Democrat and Republican — condemned the language and sentiments expressed by the group. Vice President J.D. Vance refused to join the chorus of condemnation. He pointed out equal if not more shocking violent language on the left side of the political aisle, and said, “The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys.”
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