"Politico, a digital news company specializing in coverage of U.S. politics, reported Kansas Young Republicans chair Alex Dwyer and vice chair William Hendrix took part in the Telegram group chat.
In 2,900 pages of chat text, Hendrix praised the Missouri Young Republicans because leaders in that state didn’t like LGBTQ+ people. He repeatedly used racial slurs to refer to Black people, including words such as 'n–ga' and 'n–guh.' In a July conversation in the thread about African-Americans, he said, 'Bro is at a chicken restaurant ordering his food. Would he like some watermelon and Kool-Aid with that?'
He was fired from a communications job in the office of Attorney General Kris Kobach as Politico prepared its report on Hendrix’s role in the chat.
'The comments in the chat are inexcusable,' Kobach said. 'As soon as the office learned of those messages, Will Hendrix’s employment was terminated.'
