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   California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) joined other Democrats in mocking the   
   idea of prayer in the wake of the mass shooting at a Catholic school in   
   Minneapolis this week, noting that the children were praying at the time.   
      
   In a post on X, responding to White House Press Secretary Karoline   
   Leavitt’s claim that “prayer works,”, Newsom said: “There children were   
   literally praying as they got shot at,” implying that prayer does not   
   work.   
      
   Democrats have long attacked the idea of offering “thoughts and prayers”   
   for the victims and their families in the wake of mass shootings, arguing   
   that political action is needed, particularly gun control legislation.   
      
   They have treated “thoughts and prayers” — a common expression of   
   condolences — as a way of avoiding the legislative or constitutional   
   measures that, they argue, would prevent mass shootings.   
      
   (In the Minneapolis case, for example, one commentator called for “red   
   flag” laws that allow guns to be taken away from mentally ill people —   
   except that Minnesota already has such laws in place, among other gun   
   control measures.)   
      
   After the Minneapolis shooting, in which two children were killed and 17   
   people were wounded, Democrats went further, citing the fact that the   
   children were at morning mass as proof that prayers do not work.   
      
   Liberal-turned-Trump supporter Batya Ungar-Sargon warned that Democrats   
   were blaming the victims:   
      
   Newsom has a poor record on religious liberty. He banned most religious   
   gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, and his ban on communal   
   prayers in private homes was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.   
      
   The California governor has also advertised the availability of abortions   
   in his state, subsidizing travel by people in pro-life states for the   
   purpose of terminating pregnancies in California.   
      
   https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/29/gavin-newsom-joins-   
   democrats-in-mocking-child-victims-of-catholic-school-shooting/   
      
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