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| Islamophobic Trump supporter launches verbal tirade against Muslim family in Texas (VIDEO) | Islamophobic Trump supporter launches verbal tirade against Muslim family in Texas (VIDEO) |
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| A Muslim family were subjected to a vicious, anti-Islamic tirade from a drunk American man while attending a family reunion on South Padre Island, Texas. Children as young as two years old were not spared from the screed, which was caught on video. | A Muslim family were subjected to a vicious, anti-Islamic tirade from a drunk American man while attending a family reunion on South Padre Island, Texas. Children as young as two years old were not spared from the screed, which was caught on video. |
| In a video uploaded to YouTube by user Noria Alward, an intoxicated man hurls a confused and unhinged mix of Islamophobic insults referencing Sharia Law and ISIS. | In a video uploaded to YouTube by user Noria Alward, an intoxicated man hurls a confused and unhinged mix of Islamophobic insults referencing Sharia Law and ISIS. |
| Alward and her family were approached by several people on the beach warning them in advance that the man had been causing problems and was drunk, according to a detailed description the uploader provides within the YouTube video. | Alward and her family were approached by several people on the beach warning them in advance that the man had been causing problems and was drunk, according to a detailed description the uploader provides within the YouTube video. |
| Noria’s father engaged the man in a brief conversation, allegedly saying: "please enjoy your time and have fun and let everyone else here enjoy their time." | Noria’s father engaged the man in a brief conversation, allegedly saying: "please enjoy your time and have fun and let everyone else here enjoy their time." |
| The man initially walked away but then returned and began shouting at Alward and her family, including her father, brother, uncle and young cousins, aged between two and four years old. | The man initially walked away but then returned and began shouting at Alward and her family, including her father, brother, uncle and young cousins, aged between two and four years old. |
| Alward and her family called the police to intervene but the officers merely warned the man about his conduct and advised Alward to call them again if the abuse did not stop. | Alward and her family called the police to intervene but the officers merely warned the man about his conduct and advised Alward to call them again if the abuse did not stop. |
| Naturally enough, as soon as the police were gone, the verbal abuse began again, which is when Alward began filming the incident. | Naturally enough, as soon as the police were gone, the verbal abuse began again, which is when Alward began filming the incident. |
| The man begins to thump his chest repeatedly while shouting Donald Trump over and over again. Once he tired himself out, he returned to the hotel restaurant before being arrested by police after the second 911 call of the day. | |
| Alward claims that the South Padre Hotel management were largely unresponsive and referred her and her family to the police, saying there was nothing staff could do apart from evict the man once he had been released from police custody. | Alward claims that the South Padre Hotel management were largely unresponsive and referred her and her family to the police, saying there was nothing staff could do apart from evict the man once he had been released from police custody. |
| Alward’s uncle allegedly saw the man speaking with hotel management the morning after the incident and was told that there was nothing the hotel could do this time but that they would act if the man abused people again in the future. | Alward’s uncle allegedly saw the man speaking with hotel management the morning after the incident and was told that there was nothing the hotel could do this time but that they would act if the man abused people again in the future. |
| RT has verified that the video was recorded at the South Padre Pearl hotel by confirming the logo and appearance of the location with images of the hotel hosted on Google. | RT has verified that the video was recorded at the South Padre Pearl hotel by confirming the logo and appearance of the location with images of the hotel hosted on Google. |
| RT has also reached out to Alward to confirm the sequence of events and to provide additional background. The story will be updated with any additional information provided. | RT has also reached out to Alward to confirm the sequence of events and to provide additional background. The story will be updated with any additional information provided. |