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DNC Forces Out 25-Year-Old Activist David Hogg over His Campaign to Back Progressive Insurgents

HeadlineJun 12, 2025

The Democratic National Committee has forced out David Hogg as vice chair after the 25-year-old gun control activist threatened to support primary challengers to Democratic incumbents he viewed to be “asleep at the wheel.” The DNC plans to hold a revote for vice chair, but Hogg does not plan to run.

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