Senior US politicians, including President Trump, have come out in defence of the Covington Catholic High School students.
Trump said the students were “treated unfairly” and “smeared by the media” after new footage emerged contradicting initial reports that the students engaged in racist behaviour.
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul also urged people to “stop going after people online with very little information” adding: “These kids are taking all sorts of abuse they do not deserve.”
He linked to tweets from Rep. Thomas Massie, who represents the congressional district in which Covington Catholic High School is located.
