The motive of the students aside, Nunnally said its use in Canton — while a member of the opposing team was shooting free throws — shows that they understood it could be used in a way to try to make a minority student feel uncomfortable or uneasy. "I really think that this just suggests the political environment that we're in is toxic," she said. "People can indeed perceive that there is something that can be feared not only just with the Trump name but what it represents."