He’s trying to turn this into a “hate” crime against gays. I guarantee they sat around for hours trying to figure out a way to call it something other than what it is.
Yep.
Though I’m not sure they had to sit around and discuss it for long. I’d guess that they have that as a standard response all cued up for every situation that it is even remotely useful.
I guarantee you they considered this a "Hate Crime" the second it hit the scanners.
The problem was bending the facts to fit their narrative. Once again.