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{{cquote|[T]he 20-year-old gunman once mocked him over his support of former President Donald Trump and had a general disdain for mainstream politicians across the political aisle.

{{cquote|[T]he 20-year-old gunman once mocked him over his support of former President Donald Trump and had a general disdain for mainstream politicians across the political aisle.

"I brought up the fact that I'm [[Hispanic]] and, you know, I'm for Trump. And he said, 'Well, you're Hispanic, so shouldn't you hate Trump?'" Vincent Taormina told Fox News Digital Tuesday. "No. He's great. He was a great president. He called me stupid – or insinuated that I was stupid."<ref>https://www.aol.com/news/former-classmate-recalls-trump-shooter-080043511.html</ref>}}

"I brought up the fact that I'm [[Hispanic]] and, you know, I'm for Trump. And he said, 'Well, you're Hispanic, so shouldn't you hate Trump?'" Vincent Taormina told Fox News Digital Tuesday. "No. He's great. He was a great president. He called me stupid – or insinuated that I was stupid."<ref> [https://www.aol.com/news/former-classmate-recalls-trump-shooter-080043511.html Former classmate recalls Trump shooter grilling him over support for former POTUS: 'Did not like politicians']. Michael Ruiz, ''Fox News'', July 17, 2024</ref>}}

"According to the New York Times, federal campaign-finance records show" a Thomas Crooks (no middle name) "donated $15 to the Progressive Turnout Project, a [[liberal]] voter turnout group, through the Democratic donation platform [[ActBlue]] in January 2021."<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/14/us/politics/trump-gunman-thomas-crooks.html Here’s What Is Known About the Suspected Gunman]. By Jack Healy, Mike Baker, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Katie Benner. ''The New York Times'', July 14, 2024. Authorities identified the gunman as a 20-year-old man from Bethel Park, a town about an hour’s drive from the site of the shooting.</ref> Whether or not this is the same Thomas Crooks remains to be seen. Hours before the incident, the aforementioned [[progressive]] ''TurnoutPAC'' tweeted about Trump supposedly "destroying Democracy." Quote:  

"According to the New York Times, federal campaign-finance records show" a Thomas Crooks (no middle name) "donated $15 to the Progressive Turnout Project, a [[liberal]] voter turnout group, through the Democratic donation platform [[ActBlue]] in January 2021."<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/14/us/politics/trump-gunman-thomas-crooks.html Here’s What Is Known About the Suspected Gunman]. By Jack Healy, Mike Baker, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Katie Benner. ''The New York Times'', July 14, 2024. Authorities identified the gunman as a 20-year-old man from Bethel Park, a town about an hour’s drive from the site of the shooting.</ref> Whether or not this is the same Thomas Crooks remains to be seen. Hours before the incident, the aforementioned [[progressive]] ''TurnoutPAC'' tweeted about Trump supposedly "destroying Democracy." Quote: