Teens Suspended For Wearing ‘Trump 2016 White Pride’ Shirts To HS Pep Rally

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Two teens were suspended by a rural Montana school district last week after they showed up to their annual “Color Wars” pep rally wearing homemade “Trump 2016 White Pride” t-shirts.

While Polson District Superintendent Rex Weltz told KPAX News that the students, a male and a female who were not identified by name, were immediately told to change clothes once they arrived at Polson High School, photos of the t-shirts had already made the rounds on social media.

Rather than donning the plain white shirts juniors traditionally wore to the annual Homecoming event, the students decorated their white tees with white nationalist messages. The male student’s shirt bore a Confederate flag and read “REDNECK” in red letters, while the female student’s read “WHITE POWER.”

Weltz last week called their message “inexcusable” and said the school district “will not tolerate harassment or discrimination in any form.”

h/t The Washington Post

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  1. Just a coincidence; Trump is absolutely, positively, definitely not a racist. I’m sure there are plenty of people walking around the streets of America wearing “Black Power for Trump!” T-shirts.

  2. Need any more pushes, “undecideds”? This is the filthy bullshit that we need to fight against. This is infinitely worse than bitching about emails or speeches or what not.

  3. I remember a Clinton ad that said:

    “When Donald Trump opens his mouth, our kids are listening.”

    Indeed.

  4. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    Since the polls are swinging back and forth, I guess the undecideds need something else. Goddess only knows what though.

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