In Iowa, students chant 'Trump! Trump!' after basketball loss to more racially diverse high school

the last name of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump apparently has been turned into a racial insult for some people.

High school students in Des Moines, Iowa, this week chanted "Trump! Trump!" after a boys' basketball game. The chanters were from Dallas Center-Grimes High, which has a largely white population. Their school's team had just lost to Perry High School, which has a more diverse student population.


Trump has made derogatory comments about illegal immigrants and has pledged to build a wall along the entire U.S.-Mexico border if he is elected.





“It is a chant said to intimidate and discriminate our Latino/Hispanic students and it is a chant that is fueled by racism,” Lopez wrote.

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"Perry has been a racial target for many towns for a long time now, and now I am tackling this problem. I urge that you stay alert to chants like 'Trump' or 'Mini-Mexico' and that you please take action. We know racism is alive and well, but we refuse to undergo discrimination at Iowa high school athletic events."

[link to www.latimes.com]