Vance downplays racist group chat by adult Republicans: 'Kids do stupid things'

Vice President JD Vance is downplaying the leak of a racist and hatefilled group chat among young Republicans exposed by Politico as quote pearl clutching. In it, the members referred to black people as monkeys and the watermelon people and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They also talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.MSNBC has not independently confirmed the political reporting, but here's how t ...