First to address the claims that Mateen was invited:
Hillary Clinton Invited Orlando Shooter's Father to Florida Rally? : snopes.com
Quote:
NPR contacted the Clinton campaign about the rumor after Mateen was spotted in the crowd at the Kissimmee event and was told that Mateen "wasn't invited as a guest" and that "the campaign was unaware of his attendance until after the event":
A Clinton campaign official tells NPR that the rally in Kissimmee, Fla., was open to the public.
"This individual [Mateen] wasn't invited as a guest, and the campaign was unaware of his attendance until after the event," the Clinton campaign official said in an email exchange.
Not only was Mateen at the event, but he was also positioned behind Clinton, so he was visible in photos and video of the candidate's speech. Mateen is recognizable, in part, because he did so many interviews after the nightclub attack.
Both Mateen and the Clinton campaign explained his appearance at the rally as a function of the event's being "open to the public," and neither party stated or implied that any invitation had been extended to him or accepted. Although it's possible he learned of the event through a DNC or campaign mailing,
we have been unable to turn up any information documenting that Mateen was actually an invited guest rather than a general member of the public who attended the rally out of personal interest.
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Second, to address the claims that it was not being covered by the mainstream news:
Orlando shooter's father attends Hillary Clinton rally - CBS News
Orlando shooter's father attends Hillary Clinton rally in Kissimmee - wptv.com
Pulse shooter?s father attended Clinton rally
Father of Orlando shooter spotted behind Clinton at rally | New York Post
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...809-story.html
and about 75 more links at Google News
https://news.google.com/news/story?c...1DgC9M&start=0