Source: Washington Post
“A Vermont state senator has resigned over his involvement in a Young Republican group chat after racist and antisemitic messages shared among its members were made public. Republican Samuel Douglass announced his resignation, effective Monday, in a lengthy statement Friday, adding that he was ‘deeply sorry for the offense’ caused by his comments. Politico had reported on the leaked Telegram messages from a group chat including Young Republican leaders from Vermont, New York, Arizona and Kansas. The messages spanned 2,900 pages of chats over a roughly seven-month period and contained racist comments and jokes about gas chambers, torture and rape, according to Politico. Douglass, a first-term state senator, was the only elected official in the chat, the outlet reported.” (10/18/25)