Seddique Mateen was seen seated behind Hillary Clinton at a campaign rally held in Florida on August 8th, his attendance as a big fan of Hillary, has been confirmed by local media.

Mateen, an immigrant from Afghanistan, is Islamic Killer Omar Mateen's father, who only two months prior, on June 12th, went on an ISIS killing spree.

Hours before the massacre committed by his son in Orlando, Mateen posted a bizarre video on facebook and Youtube claiming to be the President of Afghanistan.

Mateen was railing against the nation of Pakistan for its alleged abuses against the Afghan people.

Omar Mateen, his son, was killed in the attack where the Islamic terroirst took the lives of 49 people and wounded 53 others. Mateen confirmed his allegiance to ISIS during the heat of the attack, by a phone call to authorities.

So far, other than the Democrat protesters who show up at Trump rallies, no known terrorist associated individuals, or Islamic sympathizers have been identified as having attended any Trump campaign events. 

Mateen has declared himself a staunch member of the Democrat party and a big Hillary Clinton supporter....why are we not surprised?

~Refocus Notes

NBC News 5 Orlando

By Tory Dunnan

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Hillary Clinton spoke to a crowd in Kissimmee, just south of Orlando.  She was supposed to be talking jobs, but started the speech off paying tribute to those affected by the Pulse Nightclub shooting.

"I know how many people, families, loved ones, and friends are still grieving, and we will be with you as you rebuild your lives."

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WPTV happened to notice the man, who has a mustache and was wearing a red hat, behind Clinton. It was Seddique Mateen, the father of Orlando mass shooter Omar Mateen.

NewsChannel 5 asked Mateen what he was thinking about when Clinton spoke about the Orlando incident. 

"We've been cooperating with the federal government, and that's about it," he said. "Thank you."  Mateen didn't want to answer any other questions, but just hours later, we ran into him by chance at a rest stop on the way back to West Palm Beach.  He wanted to do an interview and show us a sign he made for Clinton.

"Hillary Clinton is good for United States versus Donald Trump, who has no solutions," he said.

We asked what went into his decision to go to the event right near Orlando, where the Pulse Nightclub shooting happened.

"I spoke a lot about that and wish that my son joined the Army and fought ISIS. That would be much better," he said.

When questioned whether Clinton's campaign knew he was going to the event and sitting directly behind the presidential candidate, Mateen said, " It's a Democratic party, so everyone can join."

Finally we asked if he thought some people would be surprised to see him there, especially given the proximity to Orlando. 

"Why they should be surprised?  I love the United States, and I've been living here a long time," Mateen said.

An official with the Clinton campaign said, "The rally was a 3,000-person, open-door event for the public. This individual wasn't invited as a guest and the campaign was unaware of his attendance until after the event."