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Today — 18 October 2025Main stream

Vermont Legislator Resigns Over Racist Republican Texts

18 October 2025 at 07:16
The G.O.P. officials who participated in a group chat have faced calls to step down. State Senator Samuel Douglass was the group’s only elected member.

© Brian Stevenson/Vermont Public

Samuel Douglass, who was elected to the Vermont Senate in 2024 as part of the Republican wave, had responded to a chat about “a very obese Indian woman” by writing, “She just didn’t bathe often.”
Before yesterdayMain stream

Republicans Face Fallout From Racist and Homophobic Texts

Some local G.O.P. officials who participated in the text exchanges are losing their jobs or being pressured to resign. But top Republicans have been dismissive.

© Rainier Ehrhardt/Associated Press

The group chat involved elected G.O.P. officials and leaders of local groups for young party activists in New York, Vermont, Arizona and Kansas.
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