Donald Trump, the
presumptive Republican presidential nominee, said he would postpone a
planned announcement about his vice presidential running mate given the
news. He also criticized Obama’s rhetoric on terrorism, and suggested
banning immigrants “from terrorist nations.”
“I would not allow people to come in from terrorist nations,” he told Fox News.
“I would do extreme vetting. I would call it extreme vetting, too. And,
you know, our country has tremendous problems. We don’t need any more
of the problems.”
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R), who is reportedly Trump’s pick for vice president, also condemned the attack: