State Rep. Juan Porras (R-FL), who is a Miami-Dade GOP State Committeeman, has issued a statement regarding a chat linked to Miami GOP Secretary Abel Alexander Carvajal, calling for his resignation.
A leaked group chat tied to the Miami-Dade GOP secretary showed participants sharing racist and antisemitic comments, and it quickly drew condemnation from both Republicans and Democrats.
In response to the group chat, state Rep. Porras called it “deeply disturbing and completely unacceptable.”
“Hatred toward Jewish Americans, racist rhetoric, calls for violence, all these ideas have no place in our party, our state, or our country,” state Rep. Porras said in a statement. “The Republican Party stands for law, order and respect for every American. We believe in the dignity of every person. We reject Antisemitism. We reject racism. We reject violence.”
The Floridian first reported the contents of the chat, and when Carvajal was asked if he would resign his position with the local Republican group, he said, “No. of course not,” adding, “Had I known and had I seen some of these messages I would have called the police.”
State Rep. Porras, however, is now calling for his resignation.
Leadership carries responsibility. When someone in a leadership role engages in this kind of behavior, it damages the trust placed in our party by voters across Florida,” the Florida Republican commented. “For that reason, I am asking the Miami Dade Republican Party Secretary to step down from this position.”
State Rep. Juan Porras's full statement can be read below:
