A leaked group chat involving members of the College Republicans at Florida International University (FIU) has revealed a torrent of racist, antisemitic, and homophobic comments, prompting widespread condemnation and calls for resignations. The WhatsApp chat, created by Abel Alexander Carvajal, secretary of the Miami-Dade County Republican Party and a law student at FIU, reportedly contained over 400 uses of the N-word and references to Nazi ideology.
According to the Miami Herald, which published the leaked conversations, participants made extreme violent threats against Black people, including calls for crucifixion and beheading. William Bejerano, a former student who once attempted to start an anti-abortion group, was the most prolific user of racial slurs. Dariel Gonzalez, then recruitment chair for the College Republicans, used the term “colored” and wrote messages such as “Avoid the coloreds like the plague.”
Carvajal, who also serves on Hialeah’s planning and zoning board, confirmed creating the chat but denied awareness of the offensive comments until contacted by the Herald. However, the newspaper found that Carvajal had deleted 14 messages from others and 42 of his own before the logs were obtained. He also participated in racist discussions, using derogatory terms for Black people, including “Miggress” and “Migger.”
In one exchange, Gonzalez made antisemitic remarks, and Ian Valdes, president of Turning Point USA at FIU, changed the chat’s name to “Gooning in Agartha,” a reference to a mythical white civilization promoted by Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler. Gonzalez described Agartha as “Nazi heaven sort of.”
The leak has drawn sharp criticism from Republican leaders. Kevin Cooper, chair of the Miami-Dade Republican Party, called for Carvajal’s resignation, stating that removal proceedings have begun. State Representative Juan Porras and three state senators also condemned the messages and demanded expulsion from party leadership for those involved.
