Rosie O’Donnell apologizes for falsely claiming Minneapolis shooter was ‘MAGA person’

Rosie O’Donnell, a comedian known for her outspoken liberal views and long-standing feud with President Donald Trump, has issued a public apology after wrongly identifying the Minneapolis school shooter as a “MAGA person.”

“I did not do my due diligence before I made that emotional statement, and I said things about the shooter that were incorrect,” she said in a video posted to social media Aug. 31, The Hill reported. “I assumed, like most shooters, they followed a standard MO and had standard, you know, feelings of… you know, NRA-loving kind of gun people.”

Robin Westman, a 23-year-old “transgender” biological male, opened fire during Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis Aug. 27, killing two children and injuring 18 others before dying by suicide.

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FBI Director Kash Patel described the incident as a domestic terror attack driven by anti-Catholic ideology. Authorities also reported that one of the shooter’s weapons bore a threat against Trump.

The apology came days after O’Donnell posted a video in which she asserted, “What do you know? It was a white guy, Republican, MAGA person. What do you know? White supremacists.” 

“[T]he truth is I messed up, and when you mess up, you fess up. I’m sorry. This is my apology video and I hope it’s enough,” O’Donnell concluded.

A long-time critic of Trump, the comedian previously left the US after his return to office, stating she would only consider returning when “it’s safe” and all citizens have “equal rights.” 

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