Washington: Adolescent Trump Fans Humiliate Aborigines

In the US state of Kentucky, a video provokes outrage: You can see how an adolescent with a red "Make America Great Again" cap stands in front of a Native American. The teenager smiles smugly and stares provocatively at the older man. He holds his gaze and continues to beat his drum as he sings.

There are white teenagers standing around the student, many with caps bearing Donald Trump's campaign slogan. The situation seems hostile and threatens to escalate.

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As the news portal BuzzFeed reports, the incident occurred on Friday, on the steps to the Lincoln Memorial on the edge of the "Indigenous People's March" in Washington DC The young people should be students of a Catholic institution. According to media reports, in Washington they had participated in the so-called "march for life" by abortion opponents.

The origin of the disrespectful youngsters in the video was quickly eroiert: On some Hoodies of the young provocateurs the logo of the Covington Catholic High School from Park Hills in the US state of Kentucky is shown.

Kaya Taitano, a 26-year-old student, captured the video and posted it on Instagram. The outrage was huge. The responsible diocese of Covington and also the school hastened to condemn the actions of the teenagers. The diocese apologized and, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer, stated, "The case will be investigated and we will take appropriate action, including school referral." The church also regretted that the pro-life movement of the abortion opponents had to suffer from the behavior of the adolescents.

According to "Indian Country Today", the indigenous population is said to be Nathan Philipps, a Vietnam veteran member of the Omaha tribe. He told the Washington Post on Saturday that he was prepared to retreat in the face of the threat of escalation. But then the boy with the trump cap had appeared in front of him and he had decided to continue to sing. "I felt the Spirit speak through me," Phillips said.

The students had called "Build the wall, build the wall". You would find yourself on the land of the indigenous people. "There should be no walls here, they did not exist for millennia," Phillips said.

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Alison Grimes, Home Secretary of the Democratic Party in Kentucky, rebuked the students in a tweet. The school administration and all teachers are called upon to condemn such behavior. "This is not the Kentucky we know and love," she wrote.

Kentucky students taunting and harassing Native Americans at the Indigenous People's March on the National Mall. #LoveNotHate pic.twitter.com/dsg3qLaNt9

From the church side, there was criticism. The Jesuit priest James J. Martin said that this disrespect was "not Catholic, not Christian and unacceptable."

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Congresswoman Deb Haaland - the first indigenous woman in the office - was outraged by the video: The veteran was ready to give up his life for the United States. "Showing the naked hatred, disrespect and intolerance of the students is a sign of how much common decency has suffered under the current administration."

This veteran puts his life on the line for our country. The students' display of blatant hate, disrespect, and intolerance is a signal of how common decency has decayed under this administration. Heartbreaking. https://t.co/NuPnYu9FP4