The U.S. FBI stated on Friday that a wave of offending text sent in the wake of Donald Trump’s governmental election win and obviously targeted at Black Americans had actually broadened to target Hispanic and LGBTQ individuals.
In a declaration, the bureau stated it knew the messages, a number of which utilized ethnic slurs and advised the receivers to choose cotton, a referral to previous enslavement of Black individuals in the United States.
The FBI stated on Friday that a new age of messages was sent out to Hispanics and LGBTQ individuals, with “some receivers reported being informed they were picked for deportation or to report to a re-education camp.”
The texts, a few of which described Trump’s election win, drew extensive revulsion after a number of receivers shared them on social networks recently.
Both federal and state authorities have actually stated they are examining. They have actually not stated anything about who may be behind the messages or the number of individuals have actually gotten them.
Some Black Americans have actually stated they fear a rollback of civil liberties after Trump, a Republican, won the November 5 governmental election. Trump, who takes workplace on January 20, has actually vowed to end federal variety and addition programs.
The Trump project has stated it has absolutely nothing to do with the messages.