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
Peter King is on CNN just throwing out allegations from "his own sources, not law enforcement"
Sir, why are you here?
— Sunni (@SunniAndTheCity) June 12, 2016
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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