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Former Classmate Says Shooter Was ‘Passionate’ About Politics, Insinuated He Was Stupid for Supporting Trump
Breitbart ^ | 07/18/2024 | KRISTINA WONG

Posted on 07/18/2024 7:31:03 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

A Hispanic ex-classmate of shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks said he insinuated he was stupid for supporting former President Donald Trump in an interview with Fox News Digital.

Vincent Taormina told the outlet that Crooks, 20, was “passionate” about politics but hated “all” politicians.

“He just did not like politicians, especially with the choices that we’ve had. He did not like our politicians,” Taormina said.

He said in 2016 — when Crooks would have been about 16 years old — that he “disliked all of them.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: classmate; passinate; shooter; trump
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To: fluffy

I believe that’s what they meant to say, 2020.


21 posted on 07/18/2024 8:15:40 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: bray

Perhaps.


22 posted on 07/18/2024 8:16:01 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
He said in 2016 — when Crooks would have been about 16 years old

Well, no. He was 20 last week. He would have been about 12 in 2016.
23 posted on 07/18/2024 8:18:26 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: uranium penguin

Another Trans nut case?


24 posted on 07/18/2024 8:20:20 AM PDT by Eli Kopter
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To: ChicagoConservative27

BTTT


25 posted on 07/18/2024 8:21:57 AM PDT by nopardons
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To: RobertoinAL

Counselors


26 posted on 07/18/2024 8:42:25 AM PDT by phil00071
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To: Eli Kopter

We still don’t have a recent photo of Crooks.


27 posted on 07/18/2024 8:43:50 AM PDT by phil00071
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To: Eli Kopter
Think it was Joe Rogan, but heard others say as well...this whole thing is like a bad script for a bad -B-rate movie that no one would take serious and would immediately end up on Rotten Tomatoes.

The shooters name is Crook, he did commercial for evil financier of global governance, 20 year old kid who registered Republican, says he hates all politicians(but picks Trump as his target), with little to no online presence(name another 20 year old who doesn't in 2024), outsmarted keystone cops, media shows picture of All-American boy with braces wearing glasses and an American flag t-shirt...instead of the Antifa looking dirty punk.

...only thing missing is the mad-scientist figure who uses hypnosis/other to make people do something against their will, and the cheesy (Cheatle?) music.

I mean, if America falls for this farce (anything less than a sanctioned/COINTELPRO-type political hit, an act of attempted premeditated murder...where the perps are brought to justice and fried)...we DESERVE to be eaten by aliens or nuked from outer space.

28 posted on 07/18/2024 9:01:04 AM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Time to throw them out of the Temple...again)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“He said in 2016 — when Crooks would have been about 16 years old — that he “disliked all of them.””

20 - (2024 - 2018) = 14


29 posted on 07/18/2024 9:37:04 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: Freee-dame

“Pronouns are not our friends, especially in headlines.”

A very on-point observation. Nothing promotes unclarity more than sprinkling a lot of pronouns around indiscriminately.


30 posted on 07/18/2024 9:53:52 AM PDT by SharpRightTurn (“Giving money & power to government is like giving whiskey & car keys to teenage boys” P.J. O’Rourke)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He had a solid good right to those opinions, whatever the heck they were. Lots of teens have those opinions. Who cares. It’s only the act that is a difference.


31 posted on 07/18/2024 10:06:14 AM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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To: uranium penguin

there’s one floating around that looks kinda like him, with a verry trannyish look to it. He’s wearing one of those lace choker things an has two piercings in his upper lip. we live in a world of photoshop and AI, so who knows.


32 posted on 07/18/2024 10:52:02 AM PDT by BudgieRamone (Everybody loves a bonk on the head)
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