A 21-year-old student said he burned a cross in a Chicago park to protest President Trump, not to be racist.

The student told a news station he was the one who left the scene where the cross was burning.

The student said he put a red hat on the cross to represent a MAGA hat and did not mean to cause racial offense.

The student knew the cross had a bad history, but he did not think his protest would be seen as racist.

A student from the University of Illinois Chicago said he burned a cross to protest the Trump administration.

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The Chicago Police said they have a person of interest in the cross-burning incident and asked for public help to find them.

The Chicago Police cannot release the names of people they think might have done something wrong until they are charged.

The student who burned the cross sent a video to a news station saying sorry to those he offended and explaining his anti-Trump views.

The student said he wants President Trump to leave office now and does not want to wait.

President Trump spoke in the Oval Office of the White House.

A former Black Lives Matter activist talked about left-wing 'indoctrination'.

The student said he was not threatening the president when he said he wanted him to 'stand trial'.

The student told a reporter he meant the president should face the American people, not that he wanted a civil war.

The student said he was protesting 'MAGA Christian nationalist supporters' and did not think his actions were a hate crime.

Cross burnings in the US have been used to scare Black Americans and are associated with the Ku Klux Klan.

The Chicago Police shared photos of a person of interest in the cross-burning incident.

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At first, people thought the cross-burning might have been a racial attack.

Former President Barack Obama gave a speech in the same park where the cross was burned, and the incident shocked the city.

The mayor of Chicago said he was very upset by the incident and that hate is not welcome in the city.

The mayor said every Chicagoan deserves to feel safe and respected, and the city will work to make sure that happens.

The mayor of Chicago answered questions at a news conference.

A local church offered a $10,000 reward for information about the cross-burning incident.

A priest from the church said the act was a hate crime and that racism is a part of America's history.

The priest said the rise of racism must be condemned by everyone, and the incident should be treated as a hate crime.

Some members of the city council's Black Caucus also condemned the incident.

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A city leader said there is no good reason to burn a cross in a public park and that it is likely a hate crime.

Fox News reached out to the mayor's office and the White House for comment.

A reporter for Fox News Digital wrote this story.