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Trump Flag-Waving at Hillary Clinton's Alma Mater Gets 'Disruptive' People Removed

The Wellesley College chief of police said the individuals were driving a pickup truck around campus and waving a Trump flag.

WELLESLEY, MA – Two people were removed from the Wellesley College campus Wednesday after driving around in a pickup truck and waving a Donald Trump flag.

Lisa Barbin, chief of campus police at Wellesley College, said the "disruptive" individuals were asked to leave campus without incident.

"This afternoon there were reports of two disruptive individuals driving through campus in a pickup truck with a Donald Trump flag," Barbin wrote. "We want you to know that College leadership, Campus Police, and Wellesley Town Police were informed, and the individuals were asked to leave College property without incident. As always, your safety is our first priority."

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According to a Facebook post from one student, the individuals "laughed, screamed and sped around campus. Then, they parked in front of the house for students of African decent, and jeered at them, screaming Trump and Make America Great Again. When one student asked them to leave, they spit in her direction."

"This is not my America, this is Trump’s America filled with hatred and bigotry," the student wrote. "This is what he has provoked."

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Hillary Clinton, who opposed Donald Trump in the presidential election, graduated from Wellesley College in 1969 and is among the school's most celebrated alumni.

The Trump supporters were identified as two students at nearby Babson College. In a statement, Babson President Kerry Healey said the school received 40 Bias Incident Reports and numerous phone calls, emails, and social media comments in relation to the incident.

"As a community that both values and stands for civility, respect, diversity, and inclusiveness, the behavior we are learning about is of serious concern," Healey wrote. "It is not in keeping with the high standards to which we hold ourselves as members of the Babson community and certainly is in no way a reflection of the overall integrity of Babson students."

She said an investigation is being conducted "through the lens of Babson’s Community Standards, Bias Incident Response Policy, and any applicable laws that may have been violated."

The purported incident and flag can be seen in a brief Snapchat clip, but please be advised of mature language:

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