Donald Trump Ally’s Racist Group Chat Leak Has Peacemaker Fans Drawing Red St. Wild Parallels

So this is one of those crossover moments where politics runs headfirst into TV fandom. A batch of alleged texts from Paul Ingrassia — Donald Trump’s pick to run the Office of Special Counsel — leaked, and the language is so ugly that the internet instantly compared him to a character from Peacemaker. And honestly, the parallel is not subtle.

The alleged texts and why fans went straight to Peacemaker

Politico says it got access to a Republican group chat that included messages supposedly sent by Ingrassia. The standout line: he allegedly wrote, 'Never trust a chinaman or Indian. NEVER.' Fans immediately clocked the language and started calling him 'literally Red St. Wild' — yes, that Red St. Wild, the eagle-hunting extremist James Gunn added to the DCU in Peacemaker Season 2. The account Home of DCU even posted the comparison on October 21, 2025.

If you watched Season 2, you know exactly why people made the connection. Red St. Wild is introduced as the world’s top eagle hunter recruited by ARGUS, then quickly becomes a lightning rod for being openly racist and for appropriating Native culture. In one scene, he calls Judomaster a 'chinaman' — which is extra gross because Judomaster is played by Vietnamese actor Nhut Le. The show uses him as a blunt instrument to dig into prejudice while still being, well, Peacemaker-level ridiculous.

What Politico says was in the chat

• Ingrassia was reportedly nominated by Trump to lead the Office of Special Counsel, then drew fire after Politico reviewed a group chat with messages attributed to him.
• In those alleged texts, he said he has 'a Nazi streak' and argued that holiday breaks tied to Black history should be 'eviscerated.'
• Politico reports the 'chinaman or Indian' comment dates back to January 2024 and was supposedly aimed at then-presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy; Ramaswamy declined to comment, per the outlet.
• A month later in the chat, he allegedly pushed for 'competent white men' in leadership and took aim at the founding idea that 'all men are created equal,' suggesting that ideal should be stripped from the nation’s heritage.
• The outlet also flagged ties to white nationalist Nick Fuentes and influencer Andrew Tate; Ingrassia denied those connections.

Gunn’s show has already waded into this mess on purpose

James Gunn has never pretended Peacemaker is playing it safe. He knows some viewers think certain scenes cross lines, but he’s been clear that the discomfort is kind of the point. When he talked to Variety about how Season 2 handles these topics, he didn’t tiptoe:

'Listen, we’re dealing with a very sensitive subject. We’re dealing with racism and, at the same time, there’s humor in this episode.'

That’s the tightrope: address something ugly without treating it carelessly. Red St. Wild’s scenes are basically the thesis statement for that approach, and now they’re getting dragged back into the conversation because these alleged texts sound like they could have been ripped from his playbook.

Quick refresher on the show part

Peacemaker is James Gunn’s baby, set in his DCU. It’s two seasons in, sitting at 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, and streaming on HBO Max. If you want to revisit Red St. Wild after all this, that’s where he lives.

The comparison is… stark. Do Ingrassia’s alleged messages sound like Red St. Wild to you, or is the internet just doing what the internet does? I have thoughts, but I’ll let you go first.