Well, it didn’t take long, did it?
Just hours — hours — after a tragic school shooting in Minneapolis, where two children lost their lives and nearly twenty others were wounded, Democrat Mayor Jacob Frey stepped up to the mic and delivered what has now become a sadly predictable performance: smug, condescending, and fully weaponized against anyone who dares to believe that faith and action can coexist.
And what was his big villain of the day? Not the shooter. Not the glaring failures in school security. No, Frey had a bigger threat in mind — thoughts and prayers.
Yes, you read that right. The mayor of a major American city decided the real problem in the aftermath of a school massacre was people offering prayers. Because apparently, if you pray for victims, you’re just part of the problem now.
Let that sink in.
He stood there — while the blood on the school floors was barely dry — and sneered: “Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now, these kids were literally praying.” As if the prayers themselves were somehow to blame. As if believing in God, or finding comfort in faith, disqualifies you from caring, acting, or grieving.
Frey’s message was clear: if you’re not parroting the Left’s approved gun control slogans, zip it. Prayers? Offensive. Proposals that don’t involve banning firearms? Irrelevant. Alternative ideas like school security, trained personnel, or — God forbid — arming teachers? Unthinkable.
It’s not just tone-deaf. It’s deliberate.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: “Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now: these kids were literally praying.” pic.twitter.com/o1yOdUKBqO
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) August 27, 2025
And here’s what makes it worse: these weren’t just “kids.” These were Catholic school children, sitting in a church. Literally praying. The kind of place where people expect to find solace in faith — not to be mocked for it by the city’s highest official on national television.
But that’s what happens when the political class gets more comfortable attacking people of faith than confronting the failures of their own leadership.
Because here’s what Frey didn’t talk about: the school’s preparedness. The city’s response time. The policies that failed to prevent a known threat from entering a sanctuary for children. Not a word about hardening soft targets. Not a word about mental health. Not a word about community security. Just a well-rehearsed eye-roll at prayers and a broad brush swipe at anyone not willing to “do something” — by which he means “do what I say.”
And here’s the kicker: conservatives have offered solutions. Real ones.
More security. Locked entry points. Trained, armed staff. Resource officers. Drills. Technology. Mental health screenings. But every time one of those gets floated? You’d think someone proposed building a moat around the school with alligators. The Left just scoffs — because if it doesn’t involve disarming law-abiding citizens, they’re not interested.
They don’t want a solution. They want submission.
This is shocking:
🚨 WTF?! An MSNBC host just said praying for the Minneapolis Catholic School shooting victims is “NONSENSE” and a “LIE”
What the hell is wrong with these people?!
They’re DEMONIC, and they HATE people of faith.
It’s absolutely sickening. pic.twitter.com/69vN24OQyO
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 27, 2025
And every time they run up against people who say, “Yes, we will pray — and yes, we will protect our kids,” they lash out. Like Frey. Like every pundit who pretends that faith is a crutch, not a pillar of resilience. As if offering prayers is a sign of weakness, instead of what it actually is: the first step toward healing, unity, and — yes — even action.
Because you know what isn’t helping?
A mayor grandstanding on a tragedy, dismissing millions of Americans as useless because they believe in something greater than government.
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So here’s the question no one wants to ask: If a church isn’t a safe place for children in Minneapolis, what is? And if politicians like Frey can’t even show basic respect for the grieving before turning it into a political ambush, what are they really offering in return?
It’s not just wrong, but cruel to tell people of faith that their prayers ring hollow amid a tragedy like this.
There are parents in Minneapolis tonight who are likely praying harder for comfort than they’ve ever prayed in their lives. They’re never going to be the same. pic.twitter.com/o4KhlwIZ3O
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) August 28, 2025
Because until they can answer that, maybe they should stop sneering at the only thing some of these families have left — their faith.
