‘These Are Adults’: The View Blasts JD Vance for Defending Racist Young Republican Chats as ‘Kids’ Being Kids

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Oct 16th, 2025, 12:09 pm

The co-hosts of took major issue with Vice President JD Vance’s comments about a leaked Telegram chat between Young Republican leaders that included vile references to Hitler and gas chambers .

“So, a group chat featuring young Republicans from around the country was leaked that was full of racist, anti-semitic, hateful rants, and many Democrats and Republicans are strongly condemning this,” Whoopi Goldberg said. “But not the vice president. He sees things differently.”

The show played a clip of Vance telling

Focusing on what kids are saying in a group chat? Grow up. I’m sorry. Focus on the real issues. Don’t focus on

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