Rep. Peter King tells Jake Tapper Omar Mateen was from Afghanistan and 'trained in the use of weapons'

Rep. Peter King was just on CNN suggesting that the Orlando terrorist, Omar Mateen, was not a U.S. citizen as has been reported:

Peter King on CNN on shooter "he's from Afghanistan and trained in the use of weapons"

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) June 12, 2016

Rep. Peter King: The Orlando shooting suspect was "trained in the use of weapons" https://t.co/9rKCwQ88bM https://t.co/OBxVOXn3rL

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 12, 2016

Rep. King went on to say that he received this information from his “own sources,” not law enforcement:

Peter King tells CNN he’s getting info “not from law enforcement, but from my own sources"

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) June 12, 2016

https://twitter.com/SunniAndTheCity/status/741996494870306816

Rep. Alan Grayson later said on CNN that Mateen was a U.S. citizen, but members of his family are not:

Alan Grayson says shooter is U.S. citizen, other members of his family aren’t

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) June 12, 2016

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