If this attack were simply about hurting America the gunman would have street yes a mainstream club. The atmosphere in the States is still anti gay enough for the followers of the likes of Pat Robertson to think that on some level God wants this and the killer would have known that. The gunman deliberately hit a gay club. because if his hatred for the LGBT+ community, and quite possibly of what he was himself.
From what I read, Pat Robertson was merely pointing out it was targeted because of the gay people.
He did not from what I read make it about God punishing gays. He was clear that Islam condemned the gay community and that the religion demands they be put to death. However they are not in an Islamic Country and those people were not Muslims but they thought they had the right in the USA to kill them. Well the one person did.
So Pat Robertson made the same comment had it been a nightclub just any old nightclub the attack might not have happened.
He isn't targeting the gay community he is saying it happened because the gay community had their own night club and therefore presented itself as a target for such people of such faiths who believe they are doing Gods will in killing them.
Not a Christian action to kill gay people and not one that Pat Robertson would ever support.
But he was trying to point out it happened simply because the people there were gay and the Islamic faith does not accept it.
Pat Robertson was NOT commending it or supporting the attack. He merely explained why it happened.
If America like other countries allow such people to live in their countries then the 9/11 and other incidents including this one are going to happen. It is too late to show concern having allowed them in to commit the atrocities.
No one should fear being killed in their own Country because people from religions which support terrorist have been allowed into their country.
If we allow them in, they we are equally responsible for the actions being allowed to happen.
Donald Trump was clumsy in that he was basically saying he would put a stop to the USA attacks by not allowing them in.
Protection not racism or anti-religion. Just wanting to keep his Country and the people safe.
