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El Paso Gunman Thought Trump Was 'Telling Him' to Stop 'the Hispanic Invasion' Before Walmart Mass Shooting, Attorney Says

Protesters and opponents denounced President Donald Trump for what they said is his extremist rhetoric on race and immigration following the 2019 racially motivated mass shooting in El Paso by Trump supporter, Patrick Crusius. (Credit: Sandy Huffaker; Mark Ralston/Getty Images; El Paso Police Department)

The gunman who killed 23 people and injured 22 others in an El Paso Walmart shooting believed he was acting under the direction of President Donald Trump, his defense attorney revealed.

Patrick Crusius, 26, is expected to plead guilty later this month to capital murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for the 2019 mass shooting.

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