NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre Confusion and skepticism about the details surrounding the deadly New Year’s Day events in New Orleans and Las Vegas.
In an X-post on Friday, Favre asked followers “what’s up.” Terrorist attack In New Orleans, which killed 14 people, and in Las Vegas, a cyber truck bomb outside Trump Tower killed one.
“What’s going on with the story of New Orleans and the Trump Hotel? There’s so much information and it’s hard to sift through to see what the truth is!” Favre wrote.
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Many of Favre’s followers responded with similar skepticism.
“Whatever the FBI says, believe the opposite!” A user wrote.
Another user responded, advising Favre and others to “ignore the media.”
“None of this. Attend the event. Ignore the media,” the user wrote.
More details about both attacks have emerged in recent days.
Shamsuddin Jabbar, The man who drove a rental pickup truck into New Year’s revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Wednesday, and Matthew Levelsburger, the man whose Tesla Cybertruck crashed outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas hours later. Both were army soldiers who were seen in the truck explosion. Served at Fort Liberty and deployed to Afghanistan in 2009. Fox News Digital reported earlier.
While the two men served in Afghanistan in 2009, any possible relationship is still under investigation, Las Vegas, Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahal said.
“We have no evidence that they were in the same province, the same location or the same unit in Afghanistan,” McMahal said. “Again, something else that’s under investigation.”
A defense official told Fox News that there was no evidence linking him to the attacks based on his military service. While both men served at Fort Liberty, formerly Fort Bragg, they were stationed there at different times. The North Carolina base is home to more than 50,000 service members.
The FBI released surveillance photos of the New Orleans attack that showed Jabbar allegedly driving a rented Ford pickup just an hour before it was driven through a mob. Bourbon Street Authorities say the attack was inspired by the Islamic State.
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Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre speaks at a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Research Center on Oct. 30, 2024 in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
More than 30 others were injured. Despite investigating the possibility of accomplices in the first attack, the FBI said Thursday that the bureau believed Jabbar acted alone.
The FBI recovered a black ISIS flag from Jabbar’s rented pickup truck that was used in the attack.
“This investigation is only a little more than 24 hours old, and we have no indication at this time that other than Shamsuddin Behar Jabbar, he is the suspect,” said Christopher Raya, the FBI’s deputy assistant director of the counterterrorism division at the FBI. Someone else was involved in the attack.” Headquarters said on Thursday.
“The FBI is increasing people and assets in this area from across the region and across the country. Special agents in field offices across the country are assisting with potential aspects of this investigation and following up on leads. Additional teams, professional staff and victim experts continue to arrive to provide additional investigative strength and support to victims and their families.”
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