A locally-run Republican Party building in New York has been vandalized just weeks after similar attacks were reported in two locations.
The New York State Republican Party said in a Tuesday press release that its Albany headquarters was defaced with “Nazi imagery” days after “an initial act of vandalism that included swastikas.” The incident comes just days after the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it is prosecuting a leftist suspect in a recent arson attack on a New Mexico GOP building as Republican leaders call for civility.
“This was not a random act of vandalism — it was an escalation of political hatred deliberately aimed at intimidating Republicans and silencing our voices,” Republican New York Rep. Elise Stefanik said in the press release. She called the vandalism “a disgusting criminal act and a direct threat to the hardworking staff of the New York Republican Party.”
A photo obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation showed the word “Nazis” written on a pillar along with an arrow pointing upward at the building. The New York GOP told the DCNF that the vandalism occurred overnight. The organization posted on X that it also found swastikas taped to the building on April 16 with a sign that read, “If this is not what you stand for, prove it.”
Vandalism on the Albany, New York GOP headquarters is seen on April 29, 2025. (Photo by New York State Republican Party)
The DOJ announced April 14 it had charged self-described “queer” scientist with property damage offenses for allegedly firebombing the Albuquerque, New Mexico GOP headquarters on March 30 and later a Tesla dealership. (RELATED: Meet The Suspects Who Spent Holiday Week Getting Arrested For Alleged Tesla Vandalism)
The Albany Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the DCNF.
“We must never tolerate political violence, regardless of the target,” Stefanik said. “It’s time to restore respect, dialogue, and decency to our political discourse.”
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler of New York accused Democratic leaders of “creating a climate of hostility that emboldens and encourages these acts” with “reckless rhetoric.”
“Any form of political violence or intimidation is unacceptable, and the perpetrators must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Lawler said.
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