White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed former Biden White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday for saying “prayer is not freaking enough” after the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting that killed two children.
“Democrats, including former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, attacked prayer and pushed gun control in the aftermath of yesterday’s shooting. What’s the White House's response to their comments?” a member of the media asked Leavitt at Thursday’s White House press briefing.
“Yes, I saw the comments of my predecessor, Ms. Psaki, and frankly, I think they’re incredibly insensitive and disrespectful to the tens of millions of Americans of faith across this country who believe in the power of prayer, who believe that prayer works, and who believe that in a time of mourning like this, when beautiful, young children were killed while praying in a church, it’s utterly disrespectful to deride the power of prayer in this country, and it’s disrespectful to the millions of Americans of faith,” Leavitt replied.
“I would encourage Ms. Psaki to pray for these families themselves, who need it right now more than ever,” she added.
