When Emma Baum was traveling from Atlanta to Allentown, Pennsylvania, she took a video of a disturbing occurrence on her Delta flight: a Trump supporter yelling about "Hillary bitches" to the rest of the passengers.
"Donald Trump, baby!" the man said in the video, which appeared to start mid-rant. He pointed to another passenger saying, "That's right, this man knows what's up," before yelling to other passengers, "We got some Hillary bitches on here."
"Donald Trump! He's your president, every goddamn one of you," he yelled. "If you don't like it, too bad."
Baum told Daily Mail that the man was taken away by flight attendants for "at least 15 minutes" before he was allowed to return to his seat—a choice that the company has been criticized for.
Said a Delta spokesperson in a statement, according to BuzzFeed:
"We are sorry this disruption occurred. Our crews work hard to ensure flying is comfortable for all of our customers. We are currently investigating the incident. We've followed up with the teams involved and all agree that this customer shouldn't have been allowed to continue on the flight. Our responsibility for making sure all customers feel safe and comfortable with Delta includes requiring civil behavior from everyone.The behavior we see in this video doesn't square with our training or culture, and follow-up will continue so we can better ensure employees know they will be fully supported to make the right decisions when these issues arise."
It's only the beginning.
