Turning Point USA has fired their chapter leader of the University of Nevada Las Vegas after a video surfaced that showed him on a bed with a woman flashing white power symbols and using racial slurs.
In viral video, leader of #LasVegas chapter of Turning Point USA seen giving Alt-Right "OK" sign while friend screams, "We're gonna run the world! White Power! Fuck N*****s!" Was seen giving same hand sign at recent "Build the Wall" rally. CW: Racial Slurs https://t.co/f0IwuCWAsR pic.twitter.com/qcQIFTzk8i
— It's Going Down (@IGD_News) May 10, 2019
After the video surfaced, the organization released a statement, saying “TPUSA has a zero-tolerance policy for hate, no matter the medium or how dated the act or comment, and we hold our tens of thousands of students to the highest of standards.”
@TPUSA’s statement to the UNLV community: pic.twitter.com/Vl47JDLqms
— Turning Point USA (@TPUSA) May 10, 2019
The university also released a statement, saying “A video of an individual identified as a UNLV student has been widely shared on social media. The abhorrent views and language expressed in the video are antithetical to the values of diversity and inclusion that we espouse at UNLV every day.”
A video of an individual identified as a UNLV student has been widely shared on social media. The abhorrent views and language expressed in the video are antithetical to the values of diversity and inclusion that we espouse at UNLV every day.
— UNLV (@unlv) May 10, 2019