Leader Schumer Floor Remarks Condemning The Racist, Sexist And Disturbing Reports Of Comments Made By Young Republican Leaders

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor condemning the dangerously racist, sexist, and violent comments reportedly made by young Republican leaders and calling for Republican politicians to swiftly denounce the comments. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:

Now, I want to close by speaking briefly on an extremely disturbing report I just read in Politico. Earlier today, Politico published a story purporting to show thousands of private messages containing racist, sexist, and violent comments from Young Republican leaders across the country.

The leaked conversations are revolting. They make you want to throw up.

They include comments, supposedly from Young Republican leaders, saying things like “I love Hitler.” Can you believe it?

They include gas chamber jokes, how sick. They include racist obscenities, including the N-word. They include jokes about sexual assault.

And many of these individuals who allegedly made these comments have positions of leadership in the Young Republican organization.

It's hard to believe. You can't make this up. And it's awful, it's revolting, it's disgusting, it's obnoxious. It’s the kind of garbage that the worst kind of people say when they think no one is watching.

If this report is accurate, every single Republican leader from President Trump on down – including every Republican senator, including the Republican National Committee – ought to condemn these comments swiftly and unequivocally.

And the people who said it should no longer have any position of power in any Republican organization.

At this delicate political moment, party leaders of all sides have an obligation to speak out against this kind of violent and vile rhetoric. Republican Leaders cannot be silent if these sickening reports are true.

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