"The rally was a 3,000-person, open-door event for the public," a Clinton campaign official said. "Clinton is good for the United States, versus Donald Trump," Mateen said in broken English. Seddique Mateen, the father of the suspect in the June mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub, secured a prime seat at a rally for Hillary Clinton on Tuesday outside the city. On Facebook, he shared photos of encounters with congressmen — it was unclear whether they knew to whom they were speaking — and "open letters" in the form of large banners, resembling the one he waved outside the Clinton rally. Clinton's campaign was apparently unaware of Mateen's presence at the rally, much less the 25 minutes he spent sharing a frame with the nominee.

Source: Washington Post August 09, 2016 15:00 UTC