I didnt see anything about the victim being a Trump supporter. I wonder if that wasn't made up by the right-wing media outlets to shoehorn this into their agenda, but I digress. What all outlets universally reported, however, was that the victim was disabled and may have suffered from cognitive impairment.
This is disgusting... very disturbing. Those responsible have been arrested and will probably face some very serious charges, as they should.
This is a hate crime... but not because of the black and white aspect. This is a hate crime against a disabled individual. Disabled people are far more likely to be the victims of violent crimes than non-disabled people are. Many of the same activists who vehemently oppose Trump and his neofascist policies also advocate tirelessly for the mentally ill and for disabled people, including Black Lives Matter. All of them have strongly and unilaterally condemned this horrific act, because it very much goes against their message of liberation for all oppressed and downtrodden classes.
If there is a silver lining in all of this, it's that, very often, the perpetrators of evil are kind enough to show us their faces. In this case, the idiots responsible broadcast it live for all to see. I hope they realize how badly they ruined their lives and all that they threw away. I also hope that the victim is not too badly traumatized, but man, what an ordeal. My heart aches for him, just like every other disabled person who was victimized for appearing "vulnerable".
If there is an afterlife, may there be a special place in hell for those who prey upon the least among us.