College Republicans director made racist and sexist remarks on live streams

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by Jason Wilson
March 30, 2026
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College Republicans political director Kai Schwemmer made racist, antisemitic, and sexist statements on livestreams.

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Kai Schwemmer, newly appointed political director of College Republicans of America, made racist, antisemitic, homophobic and sexist remarks during years of livestream broadcasts, according to a Guardian review of the recordings. Schwemmer stated he would accept a legal slavery system if abortion were criminalized, described himself as opposing universal suffrage, and accepted comparisons to white nationalist influencer Nick Fuentes. The findings contradict claims from his supporters that he had undergone a "process of growth" and abandoned such views. Schwemmer's appointments to the prominent conservative student organization — which has significant influence among young Republican activists — now faces scrutiny over whether his past statements should disqualify him from the role.

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