• NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Can we say conclusively the shooter was a conservative Republican? I know they were registered to the party but they also donated to Democratic campaigns. I think ascribing any kind of political affiliation or motivation to him is premature

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      5 months ago

      The donation was from a different person, and his classmates have said he’s a conservative, and his parents had Trump signs in their yard

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        5 months ago

        Do you have a source for the donation? I just read a Forbes article and they’re still reporting he made the donation

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      His high school classmates said that he was staunchly conservative.