From NEW YORK POST: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey preached about trans rights during a presser on the mass shooting that left two children dead at Annunciation Catholic School, hours after it was revealed gunman Robin Westman identified as a transgender woman.
Westman, 23, who killed himself on scene, changed his name to Robin and began to identify as a female in 2019, Fox News reported.
His mother, Mary Grace Westman, who worked at Annunciation Catholic School as a secretary until retiring in 2021, signed that document approving of the name change for Robert, according to the outlet.
Frey stated emotionally that instead of the shooter’s gender-identity and state of mind, public focus should be put on the child victims —- and then he segued into calls for gun control.
“I have heard about a whole lot of hate that’s being directed at our trans community,” Frey told reporters during a Wednesday presser. “Anybody who is using this … as an opportunity to villainize our trans community, or any other community out there, has lost their sense of common humanity. We should not be operating out of a place of hate for anyone.”
NEW: Minneapolis mayor lashes out at those he says are vilifying the trans community after a gunman opened fire on a Catholic school:
“Anybody who is using this as an opportunity to villainize our trans community, or any other community out there, has lost their sense of common… pic.twitter.com/vi9fh0cgRh
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 27, 2025
He then beat the drum of gun control.
“Look, we need to be doing more than talking,” Frey said. “It can’t just be words there needs to be action. When we have seen school shooting after school shooting. When we have seen church shootings by horrible actors.”
“To recognize that we’ve got more guns in this country than we have people. And it’s on all of us to recognize that we can’t just say that this shouldn’t happen again and then allowed to happen again and again beyond that.”
Incredibly, Frey went on to say, “Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now: these kids were literally praying.”
“Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks after at least two people were killed in a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School, sources said. https://t.co/DDDRKlgkKo pic.twitter.com/Ai1faAXKZO
— ABC News (@ABC) August 27, 2025
Frey has been accused of using the tragedy for political gain.
“Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey addressed reporters after the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic School. https://t.co/0bRHZbxjyF pic.twitter.com/nhiu5IJpbg
— ABC News (@ABC) August 27, 2025
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