https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5477870-democrats-criticize-gop-prayer-response
Democrats and liberal pundits in particular have seen expressions of thoughts and prayers, particularly coming from the GOP and prominent commentators on the right, as an empty gesture when uncoupled with specific actions on gun control to prevent mass shootings.
Those arguments were reignited this week after two children, aged 8 and 12, were killed by a lone shooter targeting a mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school on Wednesday.
Former White House press secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki was in the middle of the discussion for a series of posts on the social platform X in which she said “enough with the thoughts and prayers” as she expressed frustration with another senseless shooting that left young people dead.
Malley!
ReplyDeleteYale University will offer a new seminar on US-Iran relations this fall taught by former US Iran envoy Robert Malley, with required readings that include works by former Islamic Republic officials, according to a course syllabus seen by Iran International.