Donald Trump Jr. uses YouTube shooting to defend NRA

In this Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, file photo, Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks at a Global Business Summit in New Delhi. Trump Jr. and Texas hedge fund manager Gentry Beach have long claimed they’re just friends, but records obtained by The Associated Press show the president’s eldest son and the Republican donor have a previously undisclosed business relationship. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File) less In this Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, file photo, Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks at a Global Business Summit in New Delhi. Trump Jr. and Texas hedge fund manager Gentry Beach ... more Photo: Manish Swarup, Associated Press Photo: Manish Swarup, Associated Press Image 1 of / 54 Caption Close Donald Trump Jr. uses YouTube shooting to defend NRA 1 / 54 Back to Gallery

After Tuesday's shooting at the YouTube headquarters, Donald Trump Jr. took the opportunity to show his support for the National Rifle Association and attack the liberal left.

On Twitter, the president's son wrote, "You think there's any chance whatsoever that a mass shooters hateful Instagram and YouTube channels would be pulled immediately if they were NRA members as opposed to liberal Vegan PETA activists? Asking for a few million friends in the @NRA."

A woman identified as 39-year-old Nasim Najafi Aghdam shot three people at YouTube headquarters before killing herself Tuesday, and police say she was furious over the company's policies.

Her father, Ismail Aghdam, says she was angry at the company because it stopped paying her for videos she posted on the platform.

Nasim created content for multiple YouTube channels focused on her interests including bodybuilding, vegan activism, free speech and crafting. Some rule changes made by YouTube, made it more challenging for some creators to make money, Business Insider reports.

YouTube suspended Nasim's accounts as of Tuesday night, and Trump, Jr., asserted on Twitter that the company's move was part of a liberal conspiracy. He speculated that the company would have treated an NRA member differently than a Vegan activist.

The Daily Beast points out that Trump Jr.'s accusations against social media companies are falst and social-media companies don't "only delete a shooter's personal information if that person is a liberal."

Daily Beast writer Kelly Weill provides examples of how social media sites such as Google and Facebook have pulled the accounts of suspected killers no matter their political standing.