FBI says bigoted text messages also sent to LGBTQ, Hispanic people

The U.S. FBI said connected Friday that a spate of violative substance messages sent retired successful the aftermath of Donald Trump's statesmanlike predetermination triumph and seemingly aimed astatine Black Americans had expanded to people Hispanic and LGBTQ people.

In a statement, the bureau said it was alert of the messages, galore of which utilized taste slurs and instructed the recipients to prime cotton, a notation to past enslavement of Black radical successful the United States.

The FBI said connected Friday that a caller question of messages was sent to Hispanics and LGBTQ people, with "some recipients reported being told they were selected for deportation oregon to study to a re-education camp."

The texts, immoderate of which referred to Trump's predetermination win, drew wide revulsion aft respective recipients shared them connected societal media past week.

Both national and authorities authorities person said they are investigating. They person not said thing astir who mightiness beryllium down the messages oregon however galore radical person received them.

Some Black Americans person said they fearfulness a rollback of civilian rights aft Trump, a Republican, won the November 5 statesmanlike election. Trump, who takes bureau connected January 20, has pledged to extremity national diverseness and inclusion programs.

The Trump run has said it has thing to bash with the messages.