Native American At Center Of MAGA Student Incident Has History Of Claiming Racism, Disrespect By Students

The Native American man at the center of the controversy involving a group of Trump-supporting high school boys from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky has a history of claiming disrespect and racism by students.

Nathan Phillips of Ypsilanti claimed in April 2015 that a group of students at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) were “racist” toward him after he approached them while they were participating in an American Indian theme party.