RELATED: RNC Day 1: Parade of supporters paint Trump's re-election as pivotal to avoid grim futureFootage of his interaction with Nathan Phillips, who was participating in a separate demonstration supporting Native American rights, spread widely online.AdvertisementBoth Sandmann, who was wearing a red “Make America Great Again” cap, and Phillips later said they were trying to defuse tensions among three separate groups participating in both demonstrations.
Video of the encounter showed Sandmann and Phillips standing very close to each other, with Sandmann staring, and at times smiling, at Phillips as Phillips sang and played a drum.Sandmann later settled lawsuits against CNN and other media outlets.