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For him to drag that in by wearing the sacred colors was especially painful. \u2026 What any protester did in storming the Capitol is a despicable act. I want to be very clear: I condemn that behavior. Having said that, my heart is broken. I feel such a heavy weight knowing that he was involved. Because somewhere underneath all that mess, he\u2019s a decent guy that his teammates care deeply about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keller was a two-time Olympic gold medalist on relays, including an anchor spot in 2004 as he helped the U.S. knock off Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Keller had a public fall from Olympic glory as his life spun out of control, leading to a divorce, and eventually homelessness, living out of his car.<\/p>\n<p>He had been publicly a staunch conservative and Trump supporter and his interest in guns was well-known among the swimming community.<\/p>\n<p>Not shocking because his friends knew him to be a staunch conservative, and post social media posts confirm this, though his social media accounts have been deleted or deactivated.<\/p>\n<p>Keller took responsibility for his own plight, in a USA Swimming article in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithin a matter of a few years, I went from Olympic gold medalist to husband, homeowner, guy with a series of sales jobs \u2026 and father of three, and I had a really difficult time accepting who I was without swimming in my life,\u201d Keller said in the article, which has been removed from the USA Swimming site. \u201cI really struggled with things. I didn\u2019t enjoy my work, and that unhappiness and lack of identity started creeping into my marriage. \u2026 In swimming, you have to be selfish to a large degree to be successful. But when you are a husband and father, you have to be more selfless \u2014 and I wasn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a lost soul, long before the Trump thing,\u201d <strong>Rowdy Gaines<\/strong> told the <em>Washington Post<\/em>. \u201cHe hit some hard times where he went through some things in life that probably wouldn\u2019t be real good for anyone. 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