A petition circulating on Facebook urges Babson College to expel two students who drove a pick-up truck through the Wellesley College campus on Wednesday,waving a Trump flag and shouting offensive language. Meanwhile, one of the two has apologized on his Facebook page.

Preliminary reports were that the two men had parked in front of Harambee House, a Wellesley College house for students of African descent, jeered at them, and spit at or in the direction of a student who asked them to leave.

In his lengthy post, one of the Babson students, Edward Tomasso, apologizes and says, "My actions have reflected terribly on my institution, my family, and myself.

"I'm not a racist. I'm not a bigot. I'm not homophobic."

Tomasso admits that "in an act of extremely poor judgment I drove through Wellesley campus yelling Trump 2016 and make America great again."

But he denies spitting on or toward anyone. "I didn't spit on or towards anyone. In fact, I didn't spit at all. I didn't use profane language. Not even a single time." He claims he did not intentionally go to Harambee House, and in fact didn't even know what the building was. "However, this post is not intended to deflect responsibility. Nevertheless, I hurtfully displayed a flag that symbolizes fear for many people and my actions caused pain that I am responsible for."

The online petition, posted by "Students and Alumni Against Hate," says "Babson College has an opportunity to set an example for other colleges and universities to adopt a zero-tolerance policy against hate and intolerance by expelling the students, which it identifies. As of Sunday morning, the petition had a total of 3,583 "supporters," with a goal of 5,000.

After the incident, Babson President Kerry Healey sent out a statement saying the students' actions were "highly offensive, incredibly insensitive, and simply not acceptable." Wellesley and Babson public safety officials are investigating the incident.

Healey said she had spoken to Wellesley's president, apologizing for the "pain and disruption this incident has caused."

One Facebook post claims that Edward Tomasso's family members have been major donors to Babson and suggests, "It is clear that family legacy and revenue from Babson's donors are more important to the school's administration than the safety and well-being of its students and community. Allowing them to stay because of their family and monetary connections is unacceptable. Please sign this petition calling for Babson President Kerry Healey to immediately expel these students."

The two men were expelled from their fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon."SigEp expects every member to model the way for others in their community. This type of abusive, misogynistic behavior has no place in our society, and we’re proud of our chapter swiftly removing these men from our organization," the fraternity wrote in a statement to the public.

This incident came just one day after Wellesley alumna Hillary Clinton was defeated by Donald Trump in the presidential election.