Native American Veteran Harassed By Trump-Supporting Catholic School Kids!

Staring down the face of bigotry.

There's a video that surfaced this weekend. It has went viral and it has put the city of Cincinnati once again in the spotlight. The suburban city of Covington, Kentucky outta to be embarrassed.

There was a group of teenage boys who were mocking a Native American who was a military veteran.

It’s even worse when you see the full mob effect. pic.twitter.com/Oe7Zn5srOB

— Lulu Says (@lulu_says2) January 19, 2019

I dgaf if they are minors. They need to be identified. What school are they from? Who was chaperoning them? This is one of the most horrific displays of ignorance, racism & disrespect. My god. I feel sick. pic.twitter.com/oUsiVY5pNA

— Lulu Says (@lulu_says2) January 19, 2019

When are these people going to learn to stop vilifying the people of color whose suffering and oppression enabled their privilege? pic.twitter.com/sVkCXIfE89

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) January 19, 2019

This is a betrayal of everything Jesus taught & practiced & a mockery of Christian values. As a Muslim who went to a Catholic high school, we were asked to be "men for others." I hope Covington Catholic High School has a come to Jesus moment w/ these kids, who should know better. https://t.co/Utcycx2Cob

— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) January 19, 2019

The Covington Catholic High school is doing damage control after a video surfaced of its students harassing a man protesting at the Indigenous People's March. The protesters were at the March for Life event where Mike Pence made remarks and Donald J. Trump made a video message.

The teens were literally making "pow-wow" sounds and openly mocking the protesters by chanting, "build that wall."

One of the teens was wearing a Make America Great Again hat was smirking at Elder Nathan Phillips. The teens treated the Native American protesters like they were immigrants.

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this is our reality. 2019. a swarm of young, unattended Trump supporters gathered to cause a scene, disrespect our cultures, and put fear into us. i was pushed and laughed at by teenage boys who grew up to believe their lives are more important than ours. they shouted things like “Gone in 2020” and mocked us. i am still in shock. i don’t know what to say other than that i’m sad and deeply shaken. this is our reality. 2019. . . . . . . EDIT: i do not intend to discount your fear, anger, and upset, but please keep in mind these boys are of high school age. i am tired, i am upset, and i am overwhelmed, but all i wish is for these boys to be reprimanded by their schools, parents, and friends. i posted this with the intention to spread the reality of being indigenous in 2019. we did not meet these boys with violence for a reason. mvto for the support.

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indigenous peoples march 2019.

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This has become a huge black eye to the Archdiocese of Covington and Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The Catholic church has often try to relate to a lot of Americans who are non-religious. Unfortunately this event has made it even harder for Americans to embrace Catholicism.