A Texas mother is under investigation for a video that shows her forcing her young son to leave home because he voted for Donald Trump in a mock election at his elementary school.<\/p>\n
The cellphone video shows the mother shooing the sobbing boy out the front door with a suitcase that she told him she had packed for him.<\/p>\n
“Since you voted for Donald Trump, you can get your (expletive) and get out,” she says in the video, which has been shared widely on social media since the woman posted it online. “The suitcase is packed by the door – been packed since this morning. Bye.”<\/p>\n
The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office outside Houston called the video “disturbing” and “disgusting” and said in a statement that it was investigating to determine whether the mother could face criminal charges.<\/p>\n
The woman, who has not been publicly identified by authorities, told detectives the video was meant to be a joke, the sheriff’s department said.<\/p>\n
“The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office does not see this as a joke and we are taking the matter seriously,” the statement said.<\/p>\n
“My heart breaks for what this poor child endured,” Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls said.<\/p>\n
In the video, the mother is seen handing her son a sign that reads, “My mom kicked me out because I voted for Donald Trump.” She tells him he’ll have to hold the sign up outside so passersby will know why he was kicked out of his house.
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