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Sandy Hook Dad Disgusted Donald Trump Advised by Sandy Hook 'Truther'

Sandy Hook dad Mark Barden speaks on the "'Newtown" documentary and Sandy Hook truther Alex Jones. BREAKING

SANDY HOOK, CT — Alex Jones does not believe the brutal massacre of 20 children and six educators in Sandy Hook happened in 2012 or that the slain innocents ever existed — and that disgusts many parents and residents, including one of the victims' fathers, Mark Barden.

Barden spoke out about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his alliance with Jones, who served as Trump's adviser. Barden, a co-founder of Sandy Hook Promise, a group that works for common- sense gun solutions, lost his 7-year-old son Daniel on that fateful day nearly four years ago, Dec. 14, 2012. He told The Daily Mail's Marlow Stern that the Republican presidential nominee of the United States is being advised by "a delusional sociopath. It's disgusting."

Stern spoke with Barden about "Newtown," Kim A. Snyder’s documentary about the tragedy.

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DirSnyder hosted a private screening to members of the Newtown community several months ago at the Newtown Congregational Church. Many left in silence after the somber viewing of the film, while others stayed for the Q & A, wanting to thank the director or tell some of their own stories of that fateful day. While the film does not have a political message, it does touch on some things that need to change to ensure this type of tragedy won't happen again.

"Newtown" opens with an aerial shot of Sandy Hook Elementary School, once a safe haven for thousands of students who passed through its doors, now known as the place where the most horrific tragedy of our time took place— the place where 26 innocent lives were violently taken.

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"For the first several months I could not imagine why anyone in the world would want to go back into that school. And one morning, and it was literally one morning, I woke up and I had to go," Benjamin's Wheeler's father said, choking back tears.

"I knew the school was going to be torn down and I had to see it before it was gone forever. It answered small minor questions that turn into huge questions when you're unable to sleep. Where was he? What did it look like? How big was the room? What it gave me was a remarkable amount of respect and admiration for the men and women who were there."

The families of Benjamin Wheeler, Dylan Hockley and Daniel Barden, as well as a handful of others, shared their heartbreaking stories in the 85-minute documentary about insurmountable grief, unimaginable loss and how they manage to get through each day after such a horrific tragedy.

For details about the film visit the film website.

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