BREAKING: Former President Barack Obama speaks out about the horrific mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school, reminding us all what a real leadership during tragedy looks like.
The difference between his response and Trump’s couldn’t be more striking…
“We can’t allow ourselves to become numb to mass shootings,” Obama wrote on X. “What happened today in Minneapolis is heartbreaking, and Michelle and I are praying for the parents who have lost a child or will be sitting at their hospital bedside after yet another act of unspeakable, unnecessary violence.”
Meanwhile, Trump took to Truth Social and wrote: “I have been fully briefed on the tragic shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The FBI quickly responded and they are on the scene. The White House will continue to monitor this terrible situation. Please join me in praying for everyone involved!”
Notably, Trump refused to tie this shooting into the larger epidemic of mass shootings — which was implicit in Obama’s use of the word “unnecessary” — for the obvious reason that these tragedies are a result of the Republican Party’s refusal to pass common sense gun laws. The claim that Trump is “praying” for anyone is just downright insulting. If you think that Trump has ever prayed once in his entire life, you’ve fallen for a con job.
The shooting occurred during a mass at Annunciation Catholic School, which tends to students from preschool up to eighth grade. Two children aged 8 and 10 were killed and 17 others were injured. The shooter is dead. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara stated that the killer used a rifle, shotgun, and a pistol.
At this point, what more is there to possibly say about these horrors? We are the only country in the world with this problem. Our society is terrorized on a daily basis by gun violence and the solutions are right there waiting to be implemented. Instead, Republicans have decided that more dead bodies are simply the price of pandering to gun nuts and raking in donations from gun manufacturers.
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