Vice President Vance is criticizing anyone who would mock the idea of offering thoughts and prayers after a school shooting following the killings of two children at a Catholic school Wednesday in Minneapolis.
“It is shocking to me that so many left wing politicians attack the idea of prayer in response to a tragedy,” Vance wrote in a post on X.
“Literally no one thinks prayer is a substitute for action. We pray because our hearts are broken and we believe that God is listening,” he wrote.
Democratic politicians in particular have expressed frustration with politicians and others offering their thoughts and prayers after shooting tragedies, while little action is taken on gun control.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday said: “Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers rig