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Vance calls criticism of prayer response to school shooting 'shocking' and 'bizarre'

Vice President JD Vance emphasized the importance of prayer following the Minneapolis school shooting, highlighting that 2 children were killed and 15 of 18 injured were ages 6 to 15.

  • Vice President JD Vance criticized left-wing politicians for dismissing prayer following a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minnesota that killed two children.
  • Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey rejected the concept of "thoughts and prayers" in a news conference after the shooting, stating, "These kids were literally praying" at the time of the attack.
  • Vance led a prayer for the two children who were killed, noting that prayer is meaningful and expressing his belief that God is listening.
  • Vance described the criticism of prayer following a mass shooting in Minneapolis as "shocking" and called for a change in those politicians' "politics" due to their views on prayer after the tragedy.
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Vance calls criticism of prayer response to school shooting 'shocking' and 'bizarre'

"We pray because our hearts are broken and we believe that God is listening," he wrote in a post on X.

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WND broke the news in Medford, United States on Thursday, August 28, 2025.
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