Mike Johnson Says Guns Aren’t the Problem — It’s the ‘Human Heart’ — in Stunning Rebuke of Psaki, Newsom

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) blasted California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Jen Psaki over their dismissal of prayers and calls for gun control in the wake of the Minnesota church shooting that left two children dead.

Johnson joined Fox News’ America’s Newsroom on Friday where he insisted that guns are not the issue at hand, but rather the “human heart.”

He argued:

It’s incredible to me that Psaki and Newsom, who attack religion and diminish the faith of Americans in time of tragedies. There are common sense solutions, things done to protect children in schools and churches and to the taking away the constitutional rights of American citizens. This isn’t a time to politicize these issues. We mourn for the families and community that’s affected. I’m sure you guys saw the father’s remarks yesterday for that little boy who was lost, Fletcher Merkel. Such a heart wrenching thing for all of us. At the end of the day the problem is not guns, okay, Jen Psaki? The human heart, mental health.

Psaki earned pushback for saying prayers are “not enough” after the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where an 8-year-old and 10-year-old were shot and killed. Eighteen others were injured.

“Prayer is not freaking enough. Prayers does not end school shootings,” Psaki wrote. “Prayers do not make parents feel safe sending their kids to school. Prayer does not bring these kids back. Enough with the thoughts and prayers.”

Johnson also blasted Newsom as “ridiculous” for a message similar to Psaki’s. In his X post, Newsom pushed back against “thoughts and prayers” being offered, noting that those targeted were “literally praying” at the time of the tragedy.

“It should enrage conservatives. Gavin Newsom is ridiculous,” Johnson said. “I don’t have words to respond to that. I cannot believe that he’s gone that low to get attention, and that’s what this is about.”

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