Despite the protestations, this did happen more frequently when Trump was president last time. And it’s already happening again.

“Patrick Thomas Egan, 39, was arrested in Grand Junction, Colorado, after police say he followed KKCO/KJCT reporter Ja’Ronn Alex’s vehicle for 40 miles. Alex told police that he believed he had been followed and attacked because he is Pacific Islander.

“After arriving in Grand Junction, Egan, who was driving a taxi, pulled up next to Alex at a stoplight and said “Are you even a U.S. citizen? This is Trump’s America now! I’m a Marine and I took an oath to protect this country from people like you!” Egan then followed him back to his news station and tried to strangle him.

“This, uh, really does not bode well for the next four years.”

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/28/colorado-man-trumps-america-now-00196098