Mediaite reports:
Donald Trump Jr. was on a Twitter bender Tuesday night that went well into Wednesday morning, furiously posting and retweeting hot takes about the YouTube HQ shooting that left a suspected gunman dead and three wounded.
In one tweet, Don Jr. bashed YouTube and Instagram, suggesting that the platforms only shut down mass shooters’s accounts if they are NRA members, “as opposed to liberal Vegan PETA activists.”
Don Jr. also retweeted a post from Peter Sweden — who happens to be a right-wing vlogger, anti-Semite and Holocaust denier — in order to slam liberals for their criticisms of the NRA in the wake of shootings.
You think there’s any chance whatsoever that a mass shooters hateful Instagram and YouTube channels would be pulled immediately if they were NRA members as opposed to liberal Vegan PETA activists? Asking for a few million friends in the @NRA
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) April 4, 2018
Facts about the YouTube HQ shooter Nasim Aghdam.
– Vegan, Peta activist.
– Boasts of having served in the Iranian army.
– 55k followers on Instagram.
– Complained about YouTube demonetization and censorship.— PeterSweden (@PeterSweden7) April 4, 2018
So you’re saying not likely an @NRA member??? https://t.co/UqKUBb93pA
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) April 4, 2018
So the San Bruno YouTube HQ shooter was Female, foreign, a Vegan animal activist, off the rails mentally ill, didn’t use an AR-15, and shot up a building in the strictest gun control state in America….how fast do you think the mainstream media is going to bury this? pic.twitter.com/oHnkSiolGv
— Mindy Robinson (@iheartmindy) April 4, 2018
Yup I look forward to the whole PETA has more mass shooters than the NRA conversations. I’m sure they will cover that… right? https://t.co/2taoidxApp
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) April 4, 2018
So, left-wing, vegan, PETA protester #NasimAghdam shot up YouTube?
How do I blame this on right-wing gun nuts? ?
— Alex VanNess (@thealexvanness) April 4, 2018
They will find a way. Just wait. https://t.co/NjQ9j9E1mj
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) April 4, 2018
UPDATE: Alex Van Ness doesn’t want to be lumped in with Holocaust deniers. He writes me: “Fuck Holocaust deniers! They are garbage.”
Um, I’m not really sure why my tweet was featured in this article? Doesn’t seem too germane to the story.
Sure, Trump Jr. commented on my tweet, but I’m not a Holocaust denier. I’m an Orthodox Jew & descendant of Holocaust victims. ?♂️ https://t.co/DFeo73jhto
— Alex VanNess (@thealexvanness) April 4, 2018