I detest Trump. But I also detest media manipulation. The kid in the MAGA hat has been painted as a villain, and maybe he is. But I think the broader context of the incident makes him appear much more sympathetic.
Here's the video that's been making the rounds. The accompanying news stories frequently claim that the MAGA protestors surrounded the Native American protestors and started harassing them.
But if you watch longer video excerpts, you see that the kids didn't surround him--Nathan Phillips (Native American drummer) deliberately walked into the crowd of protestors:
https://twitter.com/mariajudy_/status/1086681831804674048
And Phillips was the one pushing into the kid's personal space, not the other way around:
https://twitter.com/Uncle_Jimbo/status/1086796139817504768
Phillips is a frequent protestor:
http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Nathan+Phillips/Activists+Hold+Native+Round+Dance+Protest/K1e0MP3ciyf
So, I'm sure he knew how the media would spin the incident, if he got a reaction.
Here's the video that's been making the rounds. The accompanying news stories frequently claim that the MAGA protestors surrounded the Native American protestors and started harassing them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FogNIr2x40
▶ Watch on YouTube
But if you watch longer video excerpts, you see that the kids didn't surround him--Nathan Phillips (Native American drummer) deliberately walked into the crowd of protestors:
https://twitter.com/mariajudy_/status/1086681831804674048
And Phillips was the one pushing into the kid's personal space, not the other way around:
https://twitter.com/Uncle_Jimbo/status/1086796139817504768
Phillips is a frequent protestor:
http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Nathan+Phillips/Activists+Hold+Native+Round+Dance+Protest/K1e0MP3ciyf
▶ Watch on YouTube
So, I'm sure he knew how the media would spin the incident, if he got a reaction.