The 20-year-old who tried killing Donald Trump is said to have been a black sheep and a loner who would get bullied in school — and now, we have video showing exactly that.
Thomas Matthew Crooks was filmed on camera a few years ago while he was in high school — and the footage, which has surfaced online, shows him being hassled in class by another student. TMC is sitting at his desk … and you can see somebody yanking on his pant leg.
The person who’s tugging at his pants seems to be trying to straight up pull him out of his seat — and although it looks playful in nature … you can even hear someone off-camera saying “stop” repeatedly.
It seems like that person is Thomas himself … and he later notes that his leg is being bothered. There are other people who can be heard on camera laughing at all this.
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The whole scene jibes with what multiple reports about Thomas from other classmates — who say he was a bit of an outcast and someone who’d constantly get picked on by others. There’s also been reports that Thomas tried getting on his school rifle team, but was rejected … because apparently he was a terrible shot.
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Everyone is digging into this guy’s background … and more and more is coming out by the hour — but this video is revealing, as it does appear to show someone who wasn’t the most popular.
In terms of whether this played into his motivation at all … the jury’s still out — the feds are looking into what might’ve led Thomas to do this, but not much is know at the moment.
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One thing that is going around about him — he was a registered Republican, but he made a donation to a left-leaning pact … so even his political affiliation is murky at this point.