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New Zealand mosque shooting: Gunman wrote he 'supports' Trump, sees him as 'a symbol of renewed white identity' in his manifesto

Australian Brenton Tarrant has mentioned Donald Trump in his chilling 73-pages long manifesto, but he said pro-Trump political activist Candance Owens, 'radicalized' him the most.
UPDATED MAR 15, 2019

The 28-year-old Australian Brenton Tarrant, who is the alleged gunman from the Christchurch attack mentioned U.S President Donald Trump in his online manifesto. The manifesto, that is 73 pages long talks about Tarrant's political beliefs and his reasons for the terror attack on the two mosques, Masjid Al Noor and Linwood Masjid Mosque. In a subsection that asks if he is or was "a supporter of Donald Trump", he wrote that while he did admire him, he wasn't fond of him as a leader.  

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to reporters while participating in a roundtable about ‘fair and honest pricing in healthcare’ in the Roosevelt Room at the White House January 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to reporters while participating in a roundtable about ‘fair and honest pricing in healthcare’ in the Roosevelt Room at the White House January 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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