Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) tweeted Thursday that his “heartfelt prayers go out to the victims” of a mass shooting that took place at a Charleston, S.C. church.
The 2016 Republican presidential candidate and former Baptist pastor responded to the Wednesday shooting by a white man at the historic black Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church that left nine dead.
Huckabee’s tweet is below:
My heartfelt prayers go out to the victims of the shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston.
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) June 18, 2015