The audio contains Mateen's many troubling statements. As heard here, he never identifies himself, only replying in variations of: "My name is, I pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi of the Islamic State!" As reported by The ENQUIRER, Bakr al-Baghdadi was the ISIS leader
reportedly killed by an American air strike on June 12, 2016 — the same date that Mateen murdered innocent Americans shortly after midnight.