COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Law enforcement officials said the suspect in the shooting at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs admitted to having anti-abortion and anti-government views, but a motive has not been determined.
But the candidates running for president are weighing in.
“Regardless of why he did it, what he did is domestic terrorism, and what he did is absolutely abominable, especially to us in the pro-life movement,” Republican Mike Huckabee said.
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GOP front-runner Ben Carson did not go as far as call it domestic terrorism, instead putting the blame on heated rhetoric.
“The real problem is we have become coarse and hateful towards each other,” Carson said.
Democratic candidates Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were the first to respond Friday, with both tweeting their support for the clinic using the hashtag #StandwithPP.
On the right, other candidates were quick to distance the shooting from the politics.
“What I would say to anyone who tries to link this terrible tragedy to anyone who opposes abortion or opposes the sale of body parts is, this is typical left-wing tactics,” Carly Fiorina said.
“I think he’s a sick person and I think he was a — probably a person ready to go. We don’t even know the purpose. I mean, he hasn’t come out to the best of my knowledge with a statement as to why it happened to be at that location,” Donald Trump said.