‘Sent Chills Up My Spine’: CNN’s Dana Bash, Dem Sen Gush Over Minneapolis Mayor Scolding Christians For Praying

CNN’s Dana Bash and Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar admired Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday for telling Christians that prayer is not enough in the wake of a mass shooting at a Catholic school.

The gunman, who has been identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman, killed two children ages eight and ten and injured 17 others after he shot bullets through the church’s windows. During a “CNN Central segment with Klobuchar, Bash stated that Frey telling Christians that no one needs their prayers “sent chills up spine.”

“When you think about, as the mayor said, thoughts and prayers just aren’t enough here right now, because these kids were actually praying,” Klobuchar said.

“I do want to listen to that because that sent chills up my spine, I’m sure everybody’s spine when they heard the mayor say that,” Bash said, followed by her playing a clip of Frey’s remarks. “He’s expressing something that I know you feel and most people feel which is a combination of sadness but wrong rage. Forget about thoughts and prayers, these kids were literally praying when they were murdered through a church window.”

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Following the tragedy, Frey said during a press conference that the kids were “literally praying” and did not need anyone’s “thoughts and prayers.”