Thomas Crooks insulted a hispanic classmate for supporting Trump, questioning how he could support him despite being hispanic.
JUST IN: Thomas Crooks' classmate throws a wet blanket on speculation the shooter was a Trump supporter.
He said Crooks once asked him why he didn't "hate" Trump, since he was Hispanic.
The FBI insists it does not know Crooks' motive for shooting Trump.pic.twitter.com/Daq7PL00sn
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Former President Donald Trump recently called the widow of the former fire chief who was fatally shot at the GOP nominee’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania via Independent.
It has been noted that Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old father-of-two, was killed at Saturday’s rally while protecting his family in the wake of the assassination attempt against Trump. Days later, the former president spoke to Helen Comperatore over the phone, according to a screenshot of a Facebook post.
“President Trump called me to share his condolences. He was very kind and said he would continue to call me in the days and weeks ahead,” she wrote. “I told him the same thing I told everyone else. [Corey] left this world a hero and God welcomed in. He did not die in vain that day.”
The grieving widow spoke to the New York Post and said that she didn’t speak to President Biden when he sought to make contact with her: “I didn’t want to talk to him. My husband was a devout Republican and he would not have wanted me to talk to him.”
The day after the shooting, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro discussed the retired fire chief, calling him a “hero” and describing him as “an avid supporter of the former president.” The governor added: “He was so excited to be there last night with the community.”
In the wake of the tragedy, the victim’s daughter, Allyson Comperatore called her father to a “real-life superhero” in a touching social media post. She said he “quickly threw” her and her mother to the ground and “shielded my body from the bullet that came at us.”
