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Give Covington Catholic students room to process without harassment
I hope adults surrounding the boys from Covington Catholic are sitting down with them to listen about how they are coping with the negative attention.
Different angle of video of Catholic high school students and Native American shows the man approached them
Viral video of confrontation between students and Native Americans draws outrage; Garrett Tenney reports.
Trump says students 'unfairly treated' over Native incident
Boys from a Catholic school in Kentucky were treated unfairly in a rush to judgment, President Donald Trump said on Monday after allegations the students had mocked a Native American elder. “Looking like Nick Sandman & Covington Catholic students were treated unfairly with early judgements proving out to be false – smeared by media,” Trump tweeted. As in many cases, Trump’s tweet appeared to be triggered by Fox News, as he cited the network’s Tucker Carlson saying new footage showed “media” were wrong about the encounter.
Covington Catholic chaperone: Our students were targeted for what they stood for and the color of their skin
A mother who chaperoned Covington Catholic students during their trip to Washington says the now-viral confrontation with Native American activists was a result of Black Hebrew Israelites throwing 'horrific insults' at the teens. Jill Hamlin speaks out on 'Fox & Friends.'
Covington Catholic HS Closed Tuesday to Protect Students from Backlash
Analysis: Breaking down the full video with Covington Catholic students
The Enquirer has reviewed video, shot from different angles, and paired it with interviews to help bring clarity to what transpired.
The Latest: Native American offers to meet with students
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on reaction from an encounter between white teenagers, Native American marchers and a black religious sect outside the Lincoln Memorial last week. (all times local):
Students in Trump hats mock Native American; school apologizes
The students from private, all-male Covington Catholic High School in northern Kentucky were in Washington for an anti-abortion rally on Friday when they were filmed surrounding Nathan Phillips and mocking the Native American’s singing and drumming. Fellow students, many in clothing bearing President Donald Trump’s “MAGA” slogan, cheered him on and chanted, “build that wall, build that wall,” Phillips said.
Native American veteran: 'Mob mentality' in students seen in viral video was 'scary'
US diocese sorry after students mock elderly Native American
A US diocese has apologized and vowed to take action after videos emerged showing boys from a Catholic private school mocking an elderly Native American man at a rally in the capital Washington, triggering widespread criticism. The incident occurred on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Friday when the annual anti-abortion March for Life coincided with a rally by indigenous communities calling for their rights to be respected. In footage captured on multiple phone camera videos that swept social media on Saturday, a student from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky wearing a Make America Great Again hat is seen smirking as he stands extremely close to Nathan Phillips, a Native American Vietnam war veteran, who beats a traditional drum while chanting.
