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Matthew Mowrer, a producer for NBC's "American Ninja Warrior," is generating significant reaction on social media after he tweeted what appears to be a statement supporting the man who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump, calling him "a good guy with a gun."
Image via Twitter/@MatthewMowrerSays
After seeing the statement, TheBlaze attempted to contact Mowrer, only to discover his tweets have been protected, unavailable to be seen by the general public. We have sent him a request for further clarification and comment.
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Within minutes, Twitter users who had seen the statement were commenting:
@JoePrich wow @NBCNews needs to fire this dangerous man before his extreme views incite hate and violence. Fire @MattMowrerSays now!
— Christopher Williams (@neon_shadows) June 22, 2016
@MattMowrerSays It could be argued you'll be out of a job soon.
— Everyman (@mjinmv) June 22, 2016
@MattMowrerSays @fbi @SecretService hey we got another trump threat you need to check out.
— Ryan Rodgers (@RyanRodgers12) June 22, 2016
@MattMowrerSays You believe that a politician who holds different political views is deserving of death?Pol Pot is proud of you.
— Martin Faunt (@martinfaunt) June 22, 2016
Shortly after the negative responses were popping up, Mowrer appears to have changed his Twitter profile, removing his affiliation with NBC and American Ninja Warrior.
Interesting, @nbc producer who condoned assassination of Trump has now removed producer title from bio & locked acct pic.twitter.com/5uPtjqiVBz
— Nick Short (@PoliticalShort)June 22, 2016
TheBlaze also reached out to NBC for comment on Mowrer's tweet. We will update this post should we receive a response.
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