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In the wake of the deadly Catholic church shooting in Minneapolis Wednesday, the city's mayor and other Democrats are ridiculing the notion of sending "thoughts and prayers" to the two child victims' families.

First Minneapolis Democrat Mayor Jacob Frey, speaking to media after the attack at Annunciation Catholic School, angrily discounted the value of prayer in the aftermath of the tragedy, tying in the fact the children shot were literally praying in the church as they were killed.

Echoing their party's reaction to past school shootings, other Democrats are seconding Frey's remarks, including former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.

She posted to X: "Prayer is not freaking enough. Prayers does not end school shootings. prayers do not make parents feel safe sending their kids to school. Prayer does not bring these kids back. Enough with the thoughts and prayers."

Meanwhile, the Democratic National Committee is holding its summer meeting in Minneapolis, and Wednesday's session was adjourned when news broke of the shooting, which occurred about 10 minutes away from the Democrats' confab.

Ironically, the chairman of the DNC, Ken Martin, apparently did not get the "prayers-bad" memo, as he called the committee to prayer as he adjourned the meeting, reported Fox News.

"[Such shootings are] unacceptable and far too commonplace in our nation. It's just far too commonplace. Folks, we need your prayers. We need your faith. And we need leadership to stop this evil," Martin told Democrats.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom blamed the Republican Party for the shooting, posting on X: "The GOP will continue to do absolutely nothing while our kids are being gunned down. This is sick."

Newsom did not mention that the governor of Minnesota, the attorney general, the majority of the State Senate and the mayor of Minneapolis are all Democrats.