Josh Hafner

USA TODAY

The Marine Corps kicked out a young recruit after it found that he had taken part in what a spokesman described as a "racially charged" incident at a Donald Trump rally in Kentucky last week.

Video from the Trump event on Super Tuesday appears to show several white men shoving and yelling at Shiya Nwanguma, a young black student who attempted to protest at the rally. The event took place at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville.

Nwanguma later said those at the rally yelled racial epithets and pushed her, calling her "every name in the book."

One man involved with the confrontation, Joseph Pryor of Corydon, Ind., apparently posted a photo of himself on Facebook appearing to yell at Nwanguma during the event.

Screenshots of Pryor's online profile tying him to the event were publishedmultiple times across social media, going viral and eventually catching the attention of the Marine Corps.

A Marine Corps recruiting station in Louisville told the military news outlet Stars and Stripes Friday that Pryor, who was slated to attend boot camp, had been discharged for his actions related to the rally.

“Joseph Pryor demonstrated poor judgment in his use of social media that associates him with a racially charged altercation at a political rally,” Capt. Oliver David said in a statement obtained by Stars and Stripes.

“Hatred toward any group of individuals is not tolerated in the Marine Corps and he is being discharged from our delayed entry program effective (Wednesday),” David said.

David noted that Pryor, who had signed up to join the Marines less than a month ago, had yet to receive Marine Corps ethics training.

“Without the training, he decided to do something and post it on social media, and because of that we’ve decided to part ways with Mr. Pryor,” David said.

The Marine Corps later confirmed Pryor's discharge online.

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