A Colorado man is facing possible bias-motivated charges for allegedly attacking a television news reporter after demanding to know whether he was a citizen, saying “This is Trump’s America now,” according to court documents.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    After arriving in Grand Junction, Egan, who was driving a taxi, pulled up next to Alex at a stoplight and, according to an arrest affidavit, said something to the effect of: “Are you even a US citizen? This is Trump’s America now! I’m a Marine and I took an oath to protect this country from people like you!”

    Did the citizenship even matter to this guy? It’s like he saw someone with a bit too much melanin and lost his mind.

    I wonder if he was listening to talk radio in that taxi of his?