The father of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida was spotted at a speech Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton gave to supporters in the swing state. Mateen told Dunnan that Hillary Clinton was the best choice for president of the United States, not Trump.
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An official with the Clinton campaign said: ‘The rally was a 3,000-person, open-door event for the public.
Both Mateen and the Clinton campaign explained his appearance at the rally as a function of the event’s being “open to the public”, and neither party stated or implied that any invitation had been extended to him or accepted.
Seddique Mateen has some strong views on LGBT issues, noting in a video following his son’s rampage that “God will punish those involved in homosexuality”.
A spokeswoman refused to respond to additional questions about the vetting of the crowd, if Seddique Mateen RSVP’d through the website, or how he had such a premium seat.
Mateen was killed by law enforcement officers following a three-hour standoff on June 12. Mateen asked. “I love the United States, and I’ve been living here a long time”. Those who were able to appear at the Kissimmee rally unknowingly shared the audience with Seddique Mateen, who says he was “invited” because he’s part of the Democratic party.
“If that were me, this would be a headline all over the world about Trump”, the Republican presidential nominee told Fox News’s Sean Hannity.
“We can’t ever let that kind of hatred and violence break the spirit, break the soul of any place in America”, she said.
When WPTV first tried to interview him on Monday after his rally appearance, he said only that he’d been “cooperating” with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
You know, for once we don’t doubt that Clinton’s campaign is telling the truth … but imagine for a moment that a character like this showed up at a Donald Trump rally?
He also referred to his son, Omar, saying: “I spoke a lot about that and wish that my son joined the Army and fought ISIS”.
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The Kissimmee rally itself was held at Osceola Heritage Park, which is only a few miles away from where Omar Mateen began his mass shooting.
