Another tragedy struck America this week—this time at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, where a 23-year-old transgender former student opened fire on children in the middle of Mass. Two young lives were cut short, dozens more were wounded, and countless families were left shattered. The shooter ended their own life in the parking lot, leaving behind grief, trauma, and a community that will never be the same.
And what was the response from Democratic leaders and their allies in the media? Not mourning. Not unity. Not even a pause for reflection. Instead, they jumped immediately to the same tired political script: guns are the problem, Republicans are the villains, and anyone who dares raise a different point is demonized.
The Script Never Changes
Former Biden spokeswoman Jen Psaki wasted no time blasting out a tweet declaring that “prayer is not freaking enough.” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, while briefly condemning the attack, quickly pivoted to calling for bans on “assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.” Almost every Democrat speaking out in the hours after the attack recycled the same talking points: America has too many guns, Donald Trump is somehow responsible, and Republicans must be blamed.
Let’s be clear: guns didn’t choose to walk into a Catholic school, in the middle of a Mass, and slaughter children. A human being did that. And in this case, that human being was a transgender former student of the very school they attacked.
Now imagine the headlines if the shooter had been described as a “MAGA Republican” or a “conservative gun owner.” We all know the coverage would have been wall-to-wall lectures about right-wing extremism, Trump’s rhetoric, and “Christian nationalism.” Instead, the moment the shooter’s identity became known, the same outlets that shout “identity matters” every other day suddenly went silent. The narrative switched to guns bad, Republicans bad, full stop.
The Elephant in the Room
This isn’t about condemning an entire community. However, we can’t ignore the fact that a member of the transgender community committed this horrific attack.. But pretending that the shooter’s identity in this case doesn’t matter—when they deliberately targeted Catholic children—is intellectually dishonest. It’s selective outrage. Time and again, Democrats and their allies insist that identity is the key to understanding acts of violence—except when that identity doesn’t support their preferred narrative.
And let’s not kid ourselves—this isn’t the first time. We’ve seen previous incidents where individuals identifying as transgender carried out violence, from the Tennessee school shooting to the nightclub attack in Florida. To ignore these patterns is to deny reality and to leave communities vulnerable. As the Michael Savage said in his book Liberalism Is a Mental Disorder, and the always lovely Ann Coulter, ” The Church of Liberalism GODLESS“.
Parents aren’t worried about Jen Psaki’s snark or Mayor Frey’s lectures on magazines and rifles. They’re worried that someone walked into their child’s church with three legally purchased weapons and a plan to kill. They’re asking why hatred of Catholics isn’t taken seriously. They’re asking why every tragedy becomes an excuse to vilify Republicans rather than face uncomfortable truths.
The Real Tragedy
Two kids are dead. Families are broken. A parish is reeling. And the political class in Washington is already using their blood as ink to write the same speeches they always do. “Ban this.” “Trump that.” It’s cynical, it’s shameless, and it ignores what actually happened.
America deserves better than leaders who see every coffin as a podium. We deserve honesty, even when the truth is inconvenient. A transgender shooter targeted Catholic children. That should be front and center. Instead, Democrats made it another round of Guns bad, Trump worse.
That tells you everything about their priorities.
David Lee is a contributor for Direct Line News. He can be reached at David.lee@mcgopclub.com
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