AI-assisted summary

Sen. Samuel Douglass, one of the Young Republican leaders implicated by Politico in a racist chat, did not say whether he would resign.

In a statement, Douglass condemned the reported chat rhetoric and denied previous knowledge of the racist messages.

Douglass apologized to constituents and colleagues "that our county and state have been dragged into this."

The state senator implicated in a racist group chat alongside other Young Republican leaders said he hasn't decided whether he would heed calls to resign coming from Gov. Phil Scott and other top Republicans in Vermont.

"I am currently weighing all my options to ensure that the outcome of this is what's best for the safety and wellbeing of my family and my constituency," Sen. Samuel Douglass, R-Orleans, said in

See Full Page