A shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis resulted in two children dead and 17 people injured after police responded shortly before 8:27 a.m. local time. Less than three hours after the attack, Jen Psaki tweeted that "Prayer is not freaking enough" and rejected "thoughts and prayers" as a sufficient response. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and California Governor Gavin Newsom similarly criticized offering only prayers and called for policy action while blaming political inaction. The piece notes that mocking prayer given the victims feels twisted and that blaming an entire party without full facts is cynical, though immediate anger and indignation are understandable.
Prayer is not freaking enough. Prayers does not end school shootings. prayers do not make parents feel safe sending their kids to school. Prayer does not bring these kids back. Enough with the thoughts and prayers, she tweeted initially. Prayer is not freaking enough. Prayers does not end school shootings. prayers do not make parents feel safe sending their kids to school. Prayer does not bring these kids back. Enough with the thoughts and prayers. Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) August 27, 2025
Don't just say we need thoughts and prayers. These kids were literally in a church praying, observed Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D). We cannot even make it through the first week of school without mass shootings. And the @GOP will continue to do absolutely nothing while our kids are being gunned down. This is sick, declared California Governor Gavin Newsom (D).
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