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In reply to the discussion: Everything we know about Charlie Kirk 'assassin' Tyler Robinson's parents Matt and Amber [View all]Exp
(566 posts)65. From Newsweek - I stand corrected. There are multiple people with the same names," the attorney's office said
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Matt Robinson is a registered Republican, according to public records reviewed by Newsweek. Early reports indicated that he was a veteran of the Washington County Sheriff's Office, but the Washington County Attorney's office said that reporting was not accurate and that Robinson does not have ties to local law enforcement.
"The individual arrested is NOT related to Washington County law enforcement! There are multiple people with the same names," the attorney's office said in a statement posted to Facebook.
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Everything we know about Charlie Kirk 'assassin' Tyler Robinson's parents Matt and Amber [View all]
Exp
Yesterday
OP
I saw some claims on Bluesky that dad's shirt in the first pic is a 3 percenter.
herding cats
21 hrs ago
#49
When I wanted to pose with an M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun, I joined the Army.
Aristus
Yesterday
#3
Meanwhile, Matt Robinson, a registered Republican voter, reportedly contacted the authorities... nt
Exp
Yesterday
#6
At the least, it shows Tyler Robinson was raised in a Republican household?
maxsolomon
23 hrs ago
#14
Careful, Democrats have been raised in Republicon households and vice versa
Bernardo de La Paz
23 hrs ago
#16
At 22, he is not a "kid", but an adult. This is the reverse of calling females under 18
niyad
22 hrs ago
#38
What do you think?!?! Trumpers now cannot label him as being raised a Democrat! I mean, isn't that f'n obvious??
Exp
23 hrs ago
#19
They have pictures and tabloid. Yes, they're right wing. But they're more tabloid.
LeftInTX
23 hrs ago
#23
I'll surmise the family is Mormon since they live in a "suburb" of St. George.
maxsolomon
23 hrs ago
#13
Outright fascist miller's parents were Dems. Many teens dislike their parents.
Justice matters.
22 hrs ago
#40
Wow! Same as me, my eldest a Liberal Democrat and the younger one (17 mths. diff in ages) turned out to be a trumper. Go
SheilaAnn
17 hrs ago
#66
If the parents had made different choices, their child would not be going to prison for life.
Irish_Dem
22 hrs ago
#28
Wouldn't "alleged shooter" be more accurate than assassin? The Right has mastered messaging for the Deplorable masses.
NoMoreRepugs
22 hrs ago
#34
The dad runs a construction company, he was not a Sheriff's deputy, that was misinformation
wishstar
18 hrs ago
#63