2016ers Weigh In On Planned Parenthood Attack

Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, makes a point as Bernie Sanders listens during a Democratic presidential primary debate, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) were the first presidential candidates to weigh in on Friday’s shooting at a Colorado Planned Parenthood that left three including a police officer dead. Both included the hashtag #StandWithPP in their tweets Friday evening reacting to the attack.

It is still unclear whether the suspected gunman, identified as Robert Lewis Dear, had a motive in attacking the Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs. He was detained by authorities after an hourslong standoff.

The White House released a statement on the shooting Saturday morning, in which President Obama called for something to be done “about the easy accessibility of weapons of war on our streets to people who have no business wielding them.”

Update: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who is running for the Republican 2016 nomination, tweeted his reaction Saturday morning.

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  1. Avatar for vonq vonq says:

    “…weapons of war…” Excellent.

  2. And still, not a single GOPer has made a statement. Well, about the shooting anyway. Rubio tweeted out an ad to buy more of his campaign chachka, Carson made a statement about keeping refugees in the Middle East, and Trump tweeted out about how great his numbers are a what a loser the NYT’s is.

    I think that, more than anything, says everything about this years choices.

  3. Avatar for tao tao says:

    It’s always too soon for a Republican to propose a remedy to constant mass shootings. On the bright side of Republican affairs however, it’s a great day to start a war somewhere.

  4. Avatar for chammy chammy says:

    How can they possibly say they can’t determine a motive? He is a white right wing christian crazy motherfucker who thinks he has the right to terrorize clinics and doctors who provide abortion. And why isn;t there 24/7 coverage of this like they did with the Paris attack. How is this any fucking different?

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