In 2009, Kevin Greeson traveled from Alabama to witness the inauguration of Obama, at the time one of his political heroes.
Twelve years later, Greeson died of a heart attack supporting Trump during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection
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Twelve years later, Greeson died of a heart attack supporting Trump during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection
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For most of his adult life, Greeson got the majority of his news from CNN and AL.com, according to his wife, Kristi
But over the past few years, Greeson gravitated toward Fox News and other conservative outlets as he became enamored with Trump
But over the past few years, Greeson gravitated toward Fox News and other conservative outlets as he became enamored with Trump
Greeson became convinced that Trump had won the November election, a false narrative ceaselessly pushed by both the president and many far-right outlets.
Brown said it didn’t surprise him to learn that Greeson’s views intensified as he consumed increasingly fringe media.
Brown said it didn’t surprise him to learn that Greeson’s views intensified as he consumed increasingly fringe media.
“It’s all Republicans now,” the 45-year-old said
“I think people became more interested in the Republican Party especially due to social media and the easy access to everybody’s opinions. It’s easier to find more people on your side.”
“I think people became more interested in the Republican Party especially due to social media and the easy access to everybody’s opinions. It’s easier to find more people on your side.”
“He was a vice president at the union, and he was an Obama supporter,” said Mark McDaniel, the Huntsville attorney representing the Greeson family. “He got interested in Trump bc he felt he was more business-minded...”
A longtime Democrat who once championed unions and supported progressive politicians, Greeson had become a staunch Trump supporter by the time he died outside the Capitol at the age of 55.
In the weeks after the election, Greeson posted a series of violent messages on Parler, calling for people to take up arms against a political system he considered corrupt.
He shared support for the white supremacist Proud Boys movement, called for Obama to “be put to death” and expressed his apparent hope that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would die of COVID-19.
Greeson was on the phone with his wife when he went into cardiac arrest after tasing himself accidentally
“He was talking to her on the phone and he quit talking,” McDaniel said. “She was upset because she thought he had hung up on her.”
“He was talking to her on the phone and he quit talking,” McDaniel said. “She was upset because she thought he had hung up on her.”
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