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 Vermont senator to resign after outcry over ‘hateful’ group chat messages
10/18/25 06:04 AM
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Vermont senator to resign after outcry over ‘hateful’ group chat messages
Ben Breen
Fri, October 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM EDT
1 min read
TROY, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – Following a Politico article that identified Vermont Sen. Samuel Douglass (R-Troy), as one person involved in racist, antisemitic, and misogynistic conversations as part of a national Young Republicans group chat, and repeated calls for his resignation from Vermont officials across the political spectrum, Douglass wrote in a statement that he will resign on Monday.
“I know that this decision will upset many, and delight others,” he wrote.
Vermont legislator faces calls for resignation for part in ‘hateful’ group chat.
In his statement, Douglass apologized for his remarks while criticizing reactions to them.
Read Douglass’s full statement hereDownload
“I will mend bridges to the best of my ability… I have a duty to set a good example for
others,” wrote Douglass.
On Wednesday, the Vermont Republican Party Executive Committee had called for Douglass’s immediate resignation, echoing remarks by Governor Phil Scott……
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/vermont-senator-resign-outcry-over-212903390.html
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