The "I love Hitler" group chat

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🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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When the private messages of Young Republican leaders leaked, it exposed an antisemitism problem that is dividing the GOP. And the online world that is fostering it. This episode was produced by Denise Guerra and Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Adriene Lilly, and hosted by Noel King. Paul Ingrassia, White House Liaison to the Justice Department, who made racist and pro-Nazi comments in a recently revealed group chat. Photo by Pete Kiehart for The Washington Post via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's today explained from Vox.
0:04.7	Maybe you've heard about the recent Republican Nazi scandal.
0:09.8	There is a group text chain out there from Trump's pick to lead the office of special counsel.
0:15.6	And he texted, according to Politico, that he has a Nazi streak.
0:19.2	He made these remarks in a chain with a half a dozen Republican operatives and influencers.
0:25.7	Oh, gosh, no, not that one.
0:27.3	With regard to the swastika thing, this happened last night, a Republican congressman,
0:31.6	allegedly one of his staffers had something in the background or something in a Zoom.
0:35.6	That's what it hurts.
0:36.0	No, not that one either.
0:37.0	The young Republicans in the I Love Hitler in the group chat.
0:40.6	It's awful.
0:41.6	It's revolting.
0:42.3	It's disgusting.
0:43.3	It's obnoxious.
0:44.6	It's also the third time in like seven days.
0:47.7	Coming up, do the Republicans have a Nazi problem?
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1:13.6	With the powers of a terminal and the interactivity of an IDE,
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