Story highlights Passenger is accused of shouting "Trump is here now" and kicking Muslim Delta employeeHe faces charges including aggravated harassment and hate crime charges(CNN) A traveler is accused of going on a racist tirade at John F. Kennedy Airport, yelling threatening slurs and kicking a Muslim Delta employee in the leg. He also faces hate crime charges. According to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, Rhodes was waiting for a connecting flight to Worcester, Massachusetts, when he entered the Delta Sky Lounge at JFK. He came up to the office of the employee, who has not been identified, and said, "Are you [expletive deleted] sleeping? Rhodes then kicked the employee in the leg, according to the complaint.

Source: CNN March 16, 2017 21:34 UTC