- A video showing a man throwing a drink in a teenager's face and taking his "Make America Great Again" hat at a Whataburger in San Antonio, Texas, went viral on Wednesday.
- The teenager - 16-year-old Hunter Richard - appears to have responded on Instagram, posting "MY HAT GOT JACKED BUT ITS ALL GOOD THE LIBTARD THAT TOOK IT CAN HAVE IT."
- Richard's Instagram post has been liked by Donald Trump Jr.
The teenager who had a "Make America Great Again" hat stolen and a drink thrown in his face on the 4th of July has responded to the incident on Instagram.
A video filmed early Wednesday morning showed a man throwing a drink and then walking away from a group of teens at the fast-food chain Whataburger while holding a "Make America Great Again" hat.
The video, which was filmed at a San Antonio, Texas Whataburger location, has been viewed more than 2 million times and sparked outrage online. The teenager whose hat was stolen identified himself as 16-year-old Hunter Richard.
On Thursday, Richard appears to have responded to the incident on his Instagram account. (Business Insider reached out to the Instagram "hunter.richard_" via direct message for comment and to confirm the owner's identity, but did not receive a response.)
Richard posted a photo of himself in a MAGA hat with the caption: "HAD A BOMB ASS 4th OF JULY! ALTHOUGH MY HAT GOT JACKED BUT ITS ALL GOOD THE LIBTARD THAT TOOK IT CAN HAVE IT #MAGA#AmericaFirst #242 #HuntersHat"
The photo has been liked more than 1,700 times - including a like from Donald Trump Jr., the president's son. Trump Jr. now follows Richard on Instagram.
"I support my president, and if you don't, let's have a conversation about it instead of ripping my hat off," Richard told local news station WOAI-TV on Wednesday. "I just think a conversation about
A 30-year-old named Kino Jimenez has been arrested and charged with theft of a person, San Antonio police confirmed to Business Insider. Jimenez was believed by many on social media to be the man in the video who took the MAGA hat, with people circulating his name and photo online.
"We were shocked to see this video and certainly don't condone this type of customer behavior in our restaurants," Whataburger said in a statement to Business Insider. "To be clear, no Whataburger employees were involved or witnessed the incident, and we ask that questions be directed to San Antonio PD as we continue supporting their efforts."