Father of Orlando shooter endorses Hillary Clinton
The father of the Orlando mass shooter is backing Hillary Clinton for president, telling WPTV that Clinton is “good for the United States” while Donald Trump “has no solutions.”
Seddique Mateen attended a Clinton campaign rally in Kissimmee, Fla., on Monday, WPTV reported.
He spoke about his support for Clinton at a rest stop in West Palm Beach, Fla.
“It’s a Democratic Party, so everyone can join,” Mateen told the network.
He defended his attendance at the Clinton rally, saying, “I love the United States, and I’ve been living here a long time.”
“I spoke a lot about that and wish that my son joined the Army and fought [the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria],” Mateen added. "That would be much better.”
The Clinton campaign told ABC News that Mateen was not invited to the Kissimmee event.
“The rally was a 3,000-person, open-door event for the public. This individual wasn’t invited as a guest and the campaign was unaware of his attendance until after the event.”
Background on this from Katehon: