The fact is that Crooks was a registered Republican. His classmates have confirmed that he was more right leaning in line with The Republican Party:I am no expert in U.S. party politics. But isn't that voter has to be registered
as a Republican to vote against Trump in the presidential primary election?
The guy was only 18 when he registered so it is also possible he got the tactic
voting out Trump mistaken.
Despite his interest in guns, people who knew Crooks have revealed their surprise that he was behind the assassination attempt, describing him as a loner who didn’t appear to engage in political discourse.
Former classmate Sarah D’Angelo told The Wall Street Journal that Crooks had “a few friends,” but not “a whole friend group,” and “never outwardly spoke about his political views or how much he hated Trump or anything”.
Another classmate said that his views had been “slightly right leaning,” while another told the New York Post they would have “pegged him as a Republican”.
Online records reveal that Crooks had been registered to vote as a Republican. That said, federal campaign finance reports show that he had also made a $15 contribution to a Democratic-aligned political action committee called Progressive Turnout Project on January 20, 2021.
Trump’s attempted assassin was rejected from school gun club
Gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was also a member of local sports club – Clairton Sportsmen’s Club in Pennsylvania – which has a 200-yard rifle range
www.independent.co.uk