The father of the Orlando nightclub terrorist says he was invited to attend Hillary Clinton’s Kissimmee, Florida rally on Monday, a claim the campaign is trying to dispute.
“Hillary Clinton is good for United States versus Donald Trump, who has no solutions,” he told WPTV.
He dodged answering whether the Clinton campaign knew he was going to be attending and if they placed him behind the candidate. But he did say he received an invitation.
“I was invited by the Democratic Party,” he told the news station because he is a member.
“It’s a democratic party, so everyone can join.”
But Clinton’s campaign is scrambling to distance itself from her new biggest fan.
Clinton camp official re: Mateen's father attending rally in Kissimmee yday: pic.twitter.com/CpyPrlCz5g
— Hannah Chanpong (@hannahfc) August 9, 2016
“The rally was a 3,00-person, open-door event for the public,” a statement from the campaign reads. “This individual wasn’t invited as a guest and the campaign was unaware of his attendance until after the event.”
But the individuals making the backdrop for the television cameras are often hand-picked by the campaign to give the appearance of diversity.
Seddique’s seat location likely wasn’t a coincidence.
The terrorist’s father gushed over Clinton after the event, and held up a homemade sign for the news station reading:
Hillary Clinton:
* Makes the biggest investment since WWII
* Good for national security
* Ex-CIA Chief Morell “Hillary told the truth about Benghazi”
* Gun control laws
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