Awful footage shows a group of teenagers in ‘Make America Great Again’ hats mocking a Native American Vietnam veteran at the Lincoln Memorial.
The vet, named Nathan Phillips, was attending the Indigenous Peoples March in Washington D.C on Friday (January 18) when he was surrounded by the teens who began taunting him.
Videos of the confrontation were shared on Instagram and Twitter, with one showing a young man standing uncomfortably close to Phillips with an unwavering smile on his face, staring at the older man as he played a drum and chanted.
Nathan refused to be put off by the young boy and continued his chant without hesitation.
According to CNN, the vet served between 1972 and 1976. He is reportedly a former director of the Native Youth Alliance, and holds an annual ceremony honouring Native American veterans in Arlington National Cemetery.
Kaya Taitano, a student at the University of the District of Columbia, was present at the march and shot the video seen above.
Kaya broke down the scene to CNN, explaining it all started when the teens got caught up in an exchange with four young African-Americans who had been preaching about the Bible nearby.
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