An attack on a teenage Trump supporter that was caught in a viral video may have been motivated by vile racial slurs, a report said Friday.
Hunter Richard, 16, was eating with pals at a burger joint in Texas, when Kino Jimenez, 30, allegedly ripped off his “Make America Great Again” hat and dumped a cup of soda on him, according to the local station WFMY-TV.
Jimenez was charged with theft Thursday night.
But the station reported Friday that a witness overheard the group of teens making racist jokes just moments before Jimenez lashed out at the teen.
“They were talking about, for the Fourth of July, [that] hanging black people from trees would be the perfect party,” the witness told the local station.
The station later removed the incendiary quotes without explanation.
Viewers assumed the attack was politically motivated.
Richard later told MySanAntonio.com he wanted to have a conversation with Jimenez about their political differences.
“He has a right to his opinion,” Richard told the outlet.




