Live Tweet of the Day: YouTuber Live Tweets His Racist Removal From a Flight

YouTuber Adam Saleh was allegedly forcefully removed from his Delta flight today for “speaking another language.” He posted a video to twitter of the whole event and then live tweeted it.

We got kicked out of a @Delta airplane because I spoke Arabic to my mom on the phone and with my friend slim... WTFFFFFFFF please spread pic.twitter.com/P5dQCE0qos

— Adam Saleh (@omgAdamSaleh) December 21, 2016

We are still stuck at the airport and Delta has not given us any info. They keep telling us to wait. Please spread the word #BoycottDelta

— Adam Saleh (@omgAdamSaleh) December 21, 2016

UPDATE: Delta just brought the police to speak to us.

— Adam Saleh (@omgAdamSaleh) December 21, 2016

UPDATE: were now on another flight with a different airline heading to NYC after being checked for 30 minutes. We land 5:50pm in NYC

— Adam Saleh (@omgAdamSaleh) December 21, 2016

Thank you all so much for your support!! I appreciate every single one of you!!! Will talk when I land! Love xx

— Adam Saleh (@omgAdamSaleh) December 21, 2016

Saleh, a YouTuber with over 2 million subscribers, uploaded the video twitter where it has been retweeted over 450,000 times. To put that in perspective Donald Trump usually tops out under 170,000 retweets. 

Delta released a statement saying that they are investigating.

.@Delta issues statement on Flight 1 | Delta News Hub https://t.co/pYdbN7Axwg

— Delta News Hub (@DeltaNewsHub) December 21, 2016

@KEEMSTAR @omgAdamSaleh ok say the Adam saleh situation was fake but still, what Is this all from the past pic.twitter.com/qIPzhpvmZ3

— uma yusuf (@umalkhayryusuf) December 22, 2016

Making things a little murky is the fact that Saleh was already exposed this week for hoaxing an airport prank, in which he forced himself into a suit