Thomas Matthew Crooks’ Former Classmate Says He Was a Trump Hater

Thomas Matthew Crooks wasn’t a fan of Donald Trump years before attempting to assassinate the former Prez … so says one of his former classmates.

Vincent Taormina — who went to high school with the would-be assassin — spoke with FOX News about Thomas’ political beliefs leading up to Saturday’s attack … and he says TMC didn’t like politicians, period. However, he apparently really recoiled at the thought of DT.

Vince says he and Thomas had gotten into a heated debate ahead of the 2016 presidential election — and he describes the guy as smug and arrogant when discussing topics he was passionate about, which included politics apparently.

He claims Thomas scoffed at him for supporting Trump — with Vince noting that he backed DT back then, citing his Hispanic heritage.

He continues … “He would just talk, talk and act like he knew everything, especially politics related, and he would say it in a tone that was like, ‘I’m better than you,’ in a type of way.”

Vince also somewhat pushed back on the notion Thomas was a loner who was actively bullied. On the contrary, he claims Thomas was part of a small friend group … which had a reputation for making school shooting threats.

As Vincent recalled … Thomas once allegedly didn’t return to school for days after one threat was made against the school … although TMC’s involvement in that was never confirmed.

Thomas was shot and killed by Secret Service agents after opening fire at a Trump rally over the weekend. While his motive remains unknown, the authorities are investigating the shooting, which left Trump injured and a rally attendee dead.