Pro-Trump and pro-gun Christians are claiming that thoughts and prayers somehow solved the Minneapolis school shootings that left two children dead and countless others injured.
Trump press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who often wears a Christian cross, attacked for former Biden Press Secretary Jen Psaki who correctly noted in a tweet that prayers are not stopping school shootings, noted the podcast “I’ve Had It.“

Pro-gun and pro-Trump evangelist Franklin Graham also condemned those who accurately stated that prayers were not stopping school shootings.
To the Democratic Mayor of Minneapolis and the other socialist left who have criticized calling for prayer in the aftermath of the tragic school shooting—your words do not change or diminish the power and importance of prayer. Because someone calls for prayer doesn’t mean that…
— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) August 29, 2025
(Sources: I’ve Had It, Twitter/X)
