Minnesota politician drops out of election after saying that 'ISIS isn't necessarily evil' and is 'doing what they think is best for their community'
- Dan Kimmel, 63, was running for House of Representatives in Minnesota
- Saturday evening he tweeted that ISIS 'is made up of people doing what they think is best for their community,' but later deleted the message
- Kimmel said he 'deplored' ISIS's attacks on Paris but later exited race
- He said remarks were in response to something said in Democratic debate
- See full news coverage of ISIS at www.dailymail.co.uk/isis
Dan Kimmel, of Burnsville, Minnesota,
ended his campaign for the state's legislature after the uproar from his
tweeting that 'ISIS isn't necessarily evil'
A
candidate for the Minnesota legislature campaign ended less than 24
hours after a tweet expressing an unpopular opinion about terrorist
organization Islamic State.
'ISIS
isn't necessarily evil,' Dan Kimmel of Burnsville posted Saturday
evening, when the world was still coming to grips with the Paris
terrorist attacks that killed at least 129 people.
'It is made up of people doing what they think is best for their community. Violence is not the answer, though,' he added.
After
a furious backlash against his 'tone-deaf' comments, Kimmel said he
'deplored' ISIS's evil acts but later gave up on his campaign because of
the outrage.
'What
are you talking about,' one Twitter user said in response, while others
said the 63-year-old had demonstrated how to end one's political career
with tweets.
In
his followup tweet, the software developer said that he did not defend
the acts of Islamic State, who have claimed responsibility for a series
of shootings and suicide bombings in the French capital that injured
hundreds.
A
letter announcing the end of his campaign said that the original
comments were in response to something said in the Democratic debate on
Saturday night.
The statement said that Kimmel condemns the 'cowardly and despicable' Paris attacks along with all other violence.
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