The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation mentioned on Friday {that a} spate of offensive textual content messages despatched out within the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in the Nov. 5 presidential election and apparently geared toward Black People had expanded to focus on Latino and 2SLGBTQ+ folks.
In an announcement, the bureau mentioned it was conscious of the messages, a lot of which used ethnic slurs and instructed the recipients to select cotton, a reference to previous enslavement of Black folks in the USA.
The FBI mentioned on Friday {that a} new wave of messages was despatched to Latinos and 2SLGBTQ+ folks, and that “some recipients reported being instructed they had been chosen for deportation or to report back to a re-education camp.”
The texts, a few of which referenced Trump’s election win, drew widespread revulsion after a number of recipients shared them on social media final week. The Trump marketing campaign has mentioned it has nothing to do with the messages.
Trump, a Republican, beat out Democratic candidate Kamala Harris within the presidential race, successful the favored vote and the electoral school and capturing all seven swing states, which had been anticipated to be tightly fought contests. Republicans additionally gained management of the U.S. Senate and retained management of the Home.
Each federal and state authorities have mentioned they’re investigating the current textual content messages. They haven’t mentioned something about who is perhaps behind them or how many individuals have acquired them.
Trump, who takes workplace on Jan. 20, 2025, has pledged to finish federal range and inclusion packages, and that has prompted fears amongst some Black People that they may quickly be dealing with a rollback of some civil rights.
