Protester heckle jd Vance pays tribute to Catholic school shooting victim

As Vice President JD Vance Revealed the victims of the deadly mass shooting in the Catholic Church in Minneapolis last week, protesters stood on the “Progressive Pride” flag, and the trans colors scared him from across the street.

Vance, who Catholicvisited the shooting and visited with the victims and their families on Wednesday.

Vice President and Second Lady Usha Vance Before he entered, he saw a pause in front of the statue of Virgin Mary outside the church. As he entered, protesters could be heard shouting various slogans, including “protect our children,” “you are cowards” and “do better.”

Behind the protesters is the sign, reading “Protecting children instead of guns”, next to a proud flag.

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Conservative columnist Dustin Grage comments on protesters Posted on X“Left protesters continued to yell ‘You’re a coward’ and ‘do better’ as they flew the rainbow flag. Talk about the deaf and mute.”

Police have confirmed that they are 23 years old Robin Westman As the shooter who opened fire at school mass last Wednesday, he killed two children and injured 21 children.

According to authorities, the murderer was carrying three guns – a rifle, a pistol and a shotgun. These three are legally purchased.

A Minneapolis teenager named Robert Westman changed his legal name to Robin in 2019, and FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the shooter was born in Robert and later identified as Robin, court records show.

The mass shooting claimed the lives of 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski.

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A series of signs of protests showed “protecting children instead of guns” and “hate won’t make America great” in the yard in Minneapolis on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. (Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Broadcast via AP)

After visiting, before boarding the Air Force, he talked to reporters and said, “I have never been with me one day like this.”

He called it a “very heartbreaking, but also a very satisfying visit.”

“I really feel like these parents are in the worst grief of their lives, they open up their lives, they open up their hearts, and make me a part of me,” he said. “They tell me their children. They tell me about their families. They tell me about the community supporting them. It’s awesome thing, it’s awesome thing to see, it’s awesome thing to witness, it’s awesome thing to be a part of.”

Vance said he was moved by the story of the victim’s parents about the late child.

A parent hugged her son in an active shooter situation at Angel Angel Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/AP via AP’s Star Tribune)

“We should talk more about these kids. We should talk less about shooters. We should talk less about the crazy people who take these kids from us. We should talk less about these kids, their hopes and dreams, and the whole life they are moving forward, which is short.”

“I hope we talked more about Harper, a beautiful young girl. Her smile is beautiful, and this smile will turn a bad day into a good day and be proud of her first conversation she had just had in her few years ago…I also hope we talked more about Fletcher.

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Erick Vandergon wrote a note in the Memorial of the Catholic Catholic Church after the shooting in Minneapolis on Thursday, August 28, 2025. (AP/Abbie Parr)

Vance also urged continued prayers for the victims of the still injured shooting.

“Although two children died, there is still a very serious child, and luckily recovered for every family, Lydia’s family, but we visited her in the hospital, and the two died, Harper and Fletcher, all three families said, “Pray, please,” he said. “So now, my American, if you’re the type of prayer, please pray for this innocent girl, she’s actually in surgery because the swelling will drop, she’ll be fine because she’s still fighting for her life.”

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When authorities should investigate people who experience gender irritability and show signs that may be targeting children, Vance replied: “Of course, we should investigate people who plan to target children.”

He said that regarding policies to prevent future attacks, parents of all victims asked: “We look at the root cause very seriously, and we look at the ways to prevent crazy people who are about to shoot guns.”

Vance added: “One of the ways I will try to respect these parents and the lost children is to be a better dad, hug my kids tonight and make sure they know their dad loves them. Because there are two families who won’t get this opportunity again.”