MIAMI (AP) 鈥� A South Florida university has launched an investigation into a group chat started by an official with the Miami-Dade chapter of the Republican Party that included violently racist slurs, antisemitic comments and misogynistic language.
The chat, which was denounced by the state GOP, involved students and several top conservative leaders at Florida International University, according to the Miami Herald, which
The university said in a statement on Thursday that the conduct of the students was being investigated by the campus police in coordination with local, state and federal law enforcement.
鈥淔IU does not and will not tolerate violence, hate, discrimination, harassment, racism or antisemitism,鈥� said FIU President Jeanette Nunez, a former Florida lieutenant governor and GOP state lawmaker. 鈥淭his is not who we are. This is not what FIU stands for.鈥�
The Republican Party of Florida said in a statement that it was undertaking 鈥渁n internal review of this situation鈥� and condemned 鈥渢he repugnant comments,鈥� saying that they were 鈥渃ompletely contrary” to what the organization represents.
New York鈥檚 Republican State Committee suspended a organization following the release of a group chat that included jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers.
An official with the Republican Jewish Coalition on Friday said that it echoed the condemnation of the chat by Florida GOP officials.
鈥淎ntisemitism and bigotry have no place in the Republican Party,鈥� said Sam Markstein, a spokesman for the Jewish GOP group.
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