Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., disputed the effectiveness of prayers after the Minnesota Catholic school shooting on Thursday, saying students were "literally praying" when they came under attack.
In a post on X, Newsom slammed White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt after she called MSNBC host Jen Psaki "incredibly insensitive and disrespectful" for her heated posts about prayers in the aftermath of mass shootings.
"These children were literally praying as they got shot at," Newsom wrote.
These children were literally praying as they got shot at. https://t.co/H7RGZhCTFc
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) August 28, 2025
