Washington, D.C. — A shocking new layer of controversy has emerged following yesterday’s deadly shooting at a high-profile political gathering, as investigators reveal the suspect sent a disturbing message to family members just moments before carrying out the attack.
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Allen had written what a White House source characterized Sunday morning as a “manifesto,” and Allen’s brother notified the New London, Conn., police of that writing just minutes before the incident at the dinner.
Allen’s sister spoke to Secret Service and Montgomery County, Md., police, saying her brother “had a tendency to make radical statements and his rhetoric constantly referenced a plan to do ‘something’ to fix the issues with today’s world,” according to the White House source, who was not authorized to speak publicly.
She also confirmed that Allen had purchased two handguns and a shotgun, storing them in their parents’ home without their parents’ knowledge.
Speaking to Fox News on Sunday morning, Trump said the quick response from the Secret Service and law enforcement is evidence that Democrats should vote to fund the Department of Homeland Security. A partisan stalemate on Capitol Hill means the DHS has been shut down for nearly two months.
“These were strong, solid people who got to get paid,” Trump said. “You know, this is a group that is not being paid. The Democrats are holding up their pay.”
That shutdown began after immigration officers shot and killed two U.S. citizens in January. As a result, Democrats refused to fund DHS as part of regular appropriations, pushing for new restrictions on how immigration enforcement officials conduct themselves.