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If you are a politician or your immediate commentator and two beautiful

babies just got murdered while praying and your politics forced you to contend prayer in response

to it, you ought to get new politics because something very wrong has gone on inside your soul.

Don't just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school. They were in a church. Half of the politicians in our country have little more to offer than thoughts and prayers. That is all they are offering. Join all of us in praying for the victims was Vice President J.D. Vance's response today. That's what he said. That's it.

Please join me in praying for everyone involved. Trump wrote.

Forget about thoughts and prayers. These kids were literally praying when they were murdered through a church window. Thoughts and prayers just aren't enough here right now.

Because these kids were actually praying. At the end of the day, thoughts and prayers

have led us to having more of these deaths, more

of these shootings.

I said a little prayer for you.

I actually had a negative reaction to the mayor's statements today.

I think it's wrong, frankly, to vilify or attack people of faith.

You said thoughts and prayers ring hollow.

I think thoughts and prayers are the most solid on days of tragedy for people who live

their faith every day.

And I think on a day like today, particularly in a church community, there are probably

people praying harder for comfort today than they have ever prayed in their life.

And so I think, and I've heard others on the left today, go down this line of attack against people of faith,

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