In the wake of the latest mass shooting at a Catholic church in Minnesota, some critics have wasted little time in criticizing those appealing to prayer.

But Vice President JD Vance has been among the most vocal voices pushing back against this anti-invocation narrative — one perpetuated by some progressive voices after a trans-identifying gunman killed two children and injured 17 others Wednesday at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis.

In fact, Vance directly responded on social media to former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki’s X post — a message critical of “thoughts and prayers” that she shared after the shooting.

“Prayer is not freaking enough,” she wrote. “Prayers does [sic] not end school shootings. prayers do not make parents feel safe sending their kids to school.

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