Hodgkinson, Shooting Suspect, Belonged to ‘Terminate the Republican Party’ Facebook Group

Breitbart ^ | June 14, 2017Joel Pollack | Joel Pollack

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Report: James T. Hodgkinson, Shooting Suspect, Belonged to ‘Terminate the Republican Party’ Facebook Group

James T. Hodgkinson, the suspect in the shooting attack on a Republican baseball practice on Wednesday morning, was reportedly a member of a group called “Terminate the Republican Party.”

Hodgkinson wounded four, including House Majority Whip Steve Scales (R-LA), before succumbing to his injuries sustained in gunfire exchanges with police.

The Belleville News-Democrat, a newspaper in Hodgkinson’s former hometown of Belleville, Illinois, reports:

The shooter who was killed during gunfire at practice for a congressional baseball game Wednesday morning was from Belleville.

The shooter was James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, who belonged to a number of anti-Republican groups, including one called “Terminate the Republican Party.”

The Facebook group reportedly celebrated the killing.

The News-Democrat also cites a Facebook profile it says belonged to Hodgkinson, which featured a post from Monday: “I Want to Say Mr. President, for being an ass hole you are Truly the Biggest Ass Hole We Have Ever Had in the Oval Office.”

Other Facebook posts support Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Hodgkinson campaigned for Sanders in Iowa.

[Steely Tom]

Can it be a coincidence that they used the same phrase you used when you described Hodgkinson earlier today? Or did you know about this?

[Hotlanta Mike]

I certainly hope DHS is surveilling this domestic terror group and threat to our democracy.

[BenLurkin]

Another Freeper had posted the Bernista’s Facebook groups.

[TADSLOS]

Nah, DHS is too busy putting bubble wrap around Dreamers so they won’t get bruised.

[Major Matt Mason]

Shooter was from IL, eh? I wonder who pushed his buttons, maybe Bob Creamer?

[Major Matt Mason]

So, from another article, it sounds like this guy was in D.C./NoVa for an extended stay. They need to check this guy's phone records to see who he was in contact with in the days (weeks?) leading up to this shooting. Robert Creamer, the DNC's disturber, said in one of O'Keefe's stealth videos that the DNC looks for the unstable ones to do all kinds of crazy things. Did this guy have any contact with the DNC before he used GOP reps as target practice? Wouldn't be surprised if he did.

[oldtech]

Doesn’t seem like Facebook is doing their part to eliminate these problems.

[Ann Archy]

WHY THE HELL IS THERE SUCH A GROUP ON FAKEBOOK?????? HATE!!! HATE!!!! HATE!!! And I thought the Left was all about love......HA!!! They are PURE HATRED!

[Ann Archy]

Oh man...ROBERT CREAMER!!! CONGRESSWOMAN Jan Shankowsky’s HUSBAND!!