Investigation Shows Covington Students Didn’t Instigate Viral Confrontation in Washington

Investigation Shows Covington Students Didn’t Instigate Viral Confrontation in Washington
Nick Sandmann, wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat, looks at Nathan Phillips, a Native American anti-President Donald Trump activist, after Philipps approached the Covington Catholic High School student in Washington on Jan. 18, 2019. Survival Media Agency via AP
Zachary Stieber
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Investigators have concluded that the group of high school students involved in a confrontation in Washington that went viral did not instigate the confrontation.

Three groups converged on Jan. 22 in front of the Lincoln Memorial—Covington Catholic High School students, fresh from the March for Life and awaiting buses to take them back to Kentucky; Native Americans, who were part of an Indigenous People March; and Black Hebrew Israelites, a fringe religious group that shouted slurs at the two other groups.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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