Miami-Dade GOP to vote on removal of secretary in racist FIU group chat

And here’s the kicker: it’s not just the racism that might get him kicked out. It’s the politics.

When the first group chat surfaced — with the N-word reportedly used more than 200 times and antisemitic comments sprinkled in — party officials condemned it. Hard. Lots of prominent and not-so-prominent Republicans and Democrats rebuked the statements that were published. But behind the scenes? Apparently, it’s not actionable.

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That’s right. All that language, all that outrage, and still not enough under party rules to formally remove Carvajal. Welcome to the technicalities of internal party governance, where morality and procedure don’t always line up. The committee took a vote where “most” of them asked for his resignation. Ladra still has not gotten on answer on who voted to keep Carvajal around.

But then people apparently discovered a second WhatsApp group chat. And this one didn’t target minorities — it targeted fellow Republicans. These messages allegedly showed Carvajal going after party leadership, including Chairman Kevin Cooper and State Rep. Juan Carlos Porras. So, it went from embarrassing to insubordinate.

And that’s something parties can actually act on.

The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 23, at the Renaissance Ballroom, 5910 SW 8th St. Expect speeches. Expect protests. Expect a room full of Republicans trying to prove — very publicly — where they stand.

Chairman Cooper says the goal is to show the party rejects racism and antisemitism and is focused on electing Republicans.

But he also said told Florida’s Voice that the primary reasons for the ouster include Carvajal’s role in tearing the party apart, disrupting meetings, expressing desires to undermine the Republican Party and hoping for Republican electoral losses. Additionally, Cooper cited reputational harm stemming from Carvajal’s use of racist language has made the party look bad and hurt its fundraising efforts.

A two-thirds vote of the membership present is required to remove Carvajal from his position.

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Carvajal’s fate now hinges on whether enough members of the executive committee decide that the damage — political, reputational, and moral — outweighs loyalty, alliances, or internal divisions.

Because in Miami politics, plenty of things get said behind closed doors. They just don’t usually get screenshotted, like they did this time.

Carvajal has apologized. Sort of. He admitted to using altered versions of racial slurs — swapping the Ns with Ms, like that somehow makes it better — while stopping short of stepping down. Instead, he’s reportedly been working the phones, trying to shore up support to survive the vote. Like there’s any universe in which that can happen.

Because this isn’t just a local dust-up. It’s a branding crisis. If Carvajal survives, Democrats will have a ready-made talking point: that even explicit, repeated hate speech isn’t disqualifying inside the GOP. If he’s removed, Republicans get to say they policed their own.

Either way, this vote is less about one man and more about what message the party wants to send heading into the 2026 elections.

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