STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Assembly Deputy Majority Leader Charles D. Fall, chair of the Staten Island Democratic Party, stood before the headquarters of the Staten Island Republican Party in New Dorp on Wednesday, flanked by candidates running for political office on Staten Island. There, Fall denounced the alleged comments made in a text thread among young GOP leaders, including at least three Staten Islanders.

The text thread, exposed by Politico, included references to Hitler, gas chambers, and discriminatory remarks targeting various groups.

“This is all offensive, insulting and disgusting and it has absolutely no room here on Staten Island or in our country,” Fall said after reading examples of some of the alleged texts. “It’s un-American, doesn’t represent who we are as Staten Island

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