We have to stop thinking of the symbology of Trump’s presidency — the MAGA hats, the wall, etc — as merely physical objects. They have long since lost their original meaning and purpose. They are now emblems. They are now the new iconography of white supremacy.

— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) January 24, 2019

"Trump supporters recognized a long time ago that chanting 'Trump!' at immigrants and minorities is an effective way of letting them know they are not welcome. 'Build the wall' chants serve a similar purpose, as do MAGA hats."@brianbeutler on Covington:https://t.co/c3wEuMTQKS

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 24, 2019

Agreed. I don’t think I’ve seen so many mea culpas in my life. We are constantly allowing ourselves to be manipulated for fear of appearing unbalanced. Truth should always mean more than balance. https://t.co/OAf98df4b9

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) January 22, 2019

On MLK weekend, a mob of whites heckled indigenous people while the lone black statewide officeholder in VA (population 20% black) protested as the legislature paid tribute to a Confederate general. But tell me more about how we're not instilling racism in the next generation.

— Adam Jentleson 🎈 (@AJentleson) January 19, 2019

Trump called Elizabeth Warren Pocahontas and joked about Wounded Knee.

Jason Chaffetz posted a selfie next to a Native American statue in Disneyland.

Rand Paul posted one next to a teepee on a beach.

These leaders influenced these kids to become bigots. #CovingtonCatholic

— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) January 20, 2019

As much as we should point fingers at Trump for unleashing explicit racism and bigotry into America’s body politic, I am reminded that America was literally built upon violence against indigenous peoples.

This is in America’s DNA. https://t.co/rzpR8h0X9e

— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) January 19, 2019

Diocese of Covington: "We condemn the actions of the Covington Catholic High School students towards Nathan Phillips specifically, and Native Americans in general." https://t.co/9Id0ss5Qxt

— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 19, 2019

It never ceases to amaze me at how willing we are write off the transgressions of young white boys as youthful indescretions, all the while remanding black and brown boys to prison in record numbers.

— G O L D I E. (@goldietaylor) January 20, 2019

White boys in MAGA hates yelling “Build That Wall!” at an elderly native man is a reminder that The Wall has never been about border security it has always been a symbol of a deeply racist desire to eliminate non-white people from America

All non-white people

— JeremyIstanbul (@witliftin) January 19, 2019

That racist punk trying unsuccessfully to stare down the older Native American veteran, as his white MAGApack mocks the music, is a sickening image that sums up Trump's reinvigoration of the darkest aspects of our history. Notice how the punk flinches with some of the drum beats.

— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) January 19, 2019

WaPo spoke with Nathan Phillips, the veteran in the indigenous rights movement.

He said that while he was being harassed he kept drumming and singing, thinking about his wife who died from bone marrow cancer and the threats facing indigenous communities. https://t.co/vam0fWzhr5

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 19, 2019

Video showing a group of high school boys, many wearing "Make America Great Again" gear, surrounding and jeering a Native American elder at the Indigenous Peoples March in Washington, is drawing widespread condemnation https://t.co/rH2OJgAc45

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 19, 2019

By me: how a group of students from Covington Catholic immortalized themselves, as their predecessors in Arkansas and Mississippi in the 1950s and 1960s did; and how the mayor of Covington took a stand on the right side:https://t.co/uv4AwbKKfU

— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) January 20, 2019

Well I guess this answers the question of where this kid got the idea that his behavior was acceptable https://t.co/rSqx1gTJt1

— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) January 20, 2019