The man who shot at Republicans at their early morning baseball practice Wednesday has been identified as 66-year-old James T. Hodgkinson.
The Washington Post reports that Hodgkinson is a resident of Belleville, Illinois and is the owner of a home inspection business. Records in St. Clair County, Illinois show that Hodgkinson in April 2006 was charged with battery and aiding damage to a motor vehicle.
Per Huffington Post’s Sam Stein, Hodgkinson’s wife told ABC News that Hodgkinson had moved to Alexandria, Virginia two months ago. Hodgkinson’s home inspection license expired at the end of 2016 and had not been renewed.
His Twitter profile shows that Hodgkinson is a left-wing supporter of Bernie Sanders who has also posted several memes on his Facebook page critical of President Donald Trump. He also called Georgia Republican congressional candidate Karen Handel a “b*tch” for saying she didn’t support a living wage during a debate with Democratic rival Jon Ossoff.
Donald Trump was encouraging violence against peaceful protesters at his political rally, among other things he said.
"knock the crap out of them and I'll pay your legal fees."
"I think Hillary Clinton bodyguards should drop all weapons. Disarm immediately," Trump said. "Take their guns away, let's see what happens to her." "Take their guns away, OK? It'll be very dangerous," he added.
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“No, I meant Barack Obama the founder of ISIS. I do. He was the most valuable player. I give him the most valuable player award,” Trump said, adding that he gave the same honorific to Hillary Clinton.
"Oh, I love the old days, you know? You know what I hate? There's a guy, totally disruptive, throwing punches, we're not allowed to punch back anymore. I love the old days. You know what they used to do to guys like that when they were in a place like this? They'd be carried out on a stretcher, folks," Trump said to cheers.
Trump called Obama a "bad" or "sick" person after accusing him, without evidence, of ordering the government to tap his phones during the 2016 presidential campaign.
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