Rachel Maddow Reacts to News that Alexandria Shooter Was a Fan of Hers

MADDOW The FBI has ░░░░░░░░ this request for information ░░░░░░░░ the public if anybody ░░░░░░░░ anything about him asking ░░░░░░░░ public for any information ░░░░░░░░ matter how minor no ░░░░░░░░ how small Anybody who ░░░░░░░░ have encountered him anyone ░░░░░░░░ may know him they ░░░░░░░░ to know about the ░░░░░░░░ and they have identified ░░░░░░░░ as James T Hodgkinson ░░░░░░░░ 66 resident of Illinois ░░░░░░░░ his target was the ░░░░░░░░ congressional baseball practice and ░░░░░░░░ Hodgkinson had outspoken political ░░░░░░░░ there s speculation and ░░░░░░░░ that his political views ░░░░░░░░ have been the motive ░░░░░░░░ his attack His social ░░░░░░░░ presence indicates he was ░░░░░░░░ critical of President Trump ░░░░░░░░ he had been very ░░░░░░░░ of Republicans generally even ░░░░░░░░ President Trump He was ░░░░░░░░ angry critic in particular ░░░░░░░░ the issue of income ░░░░░░░░ In electoral politics he ░░░░░░░░ apparently a fan and ░░░░░░░░ of Vermont senator Bernie ░░░░░░░░ there are reports he ░░░░░░░░ have volunteered for the ░░░░░░░░ campaign last year although ░░░░░░░░ Sanders campaign said today ░░░░░░░░ have no record of ░░░░░░░░ His local paper in ░░░░░░░░ says he once submitted ░░░░░░░░ letter to the editor ░░░░░░░░ cited statistics about political ░░░░░░░░ that he says he ░░░░░░░░ on this TV show ░░░░░░░░ he said he watched ░░░░░░░░ TV show I should ░░░░░░░░ you that we went ░░░░░░░░ our correspondence today as ░░░░░░░░ as we got his ░░░░░░░░ as soon as we ░░░░░░░░ this detail about him ░░░░░░░░ we didn t find ░░░░░░░░ evidence he ever sent ░░░░░░░░ to this show or ░░░░░░░░ to contact us at ░░░░░░░░ But obviously the combination ░░░░░░░░ the target of his ░░░░░░░░ these Republican members of ░░░░░░░░ and the online evidence ░░░░░░░░ his political views that ░░░░░░░░ driven speculation and concern ░░░░░░░░ whether this was a ░░░░░░░░ motivated shooting today Although ░░░░░░░░ have had a lot ░░░░░░░░ shootings in this country ░░░░░░░░ have not been a ░░░░░░░░ of politically motivated shootings ░░░░░░░░ the history of this ░░░░░░░░ We will wait to ░░░░░░░░ where the evidence leads ░░░░░░░░ FBI said explicitly today ░░░░░░░░ without any caveat today ░░░░░░░░ motive for this shooting ░░░░░░░░ one of the things ░░░░░░░░ hope to figure out ░░░░░░░░ their investigation That investigation ░░░░░░░░ is just getting under ░░░░░░░░ that s part of ░░░░░░░░ reason they re seeking ░░░░░░░░ the public any information ░░░░░░░░ has about the shooter ░░░░░░░░ should tell you tonight ░░░░░░░░ we may actually have ░░░░░░░░ interesting information to add ░░░░░░░░ to what is known ░░░░░░░░ the shooter s very ░░░░░░░░ life.”