Walz Shut Out Catholic Schools From Security Funding as AG Ellison’s ‘Trans’ Remarks Preceded Minneapolis Attack

Minnesota leaders are facing mounting criticism after a string of decisions that left Catholic schools without security funding and coincided with a deadly attack on a Minneapolis parish.

Despite a record state budget surplus, Gov. Tim Walz (D) previously denied requests from the Minnesota Catholic Conference to extend security resources to private and religious schools.

On Wednesday, a trans-identifying shooter stormed Annunciation Catholic School during Mass, killing two children and injuring more than a dozen others.

The shooter, 23-year-old Robert “Robin” Westman, a biological male who began identifying as female at 17, opened fire inside the church during morning Mass. 

Armed with multiple weapons, Westman fired through windows while children were seated in pews. Two parishioners were killed, and at least 17 others were injured before the assailant took his own life.

Federal authorities are investigating the incident as both a hate crime and an act of domestic terrorism. 

Investigators discovered a manifesto and images of firearms on the shooter’s YouTube channel, including anti-Christian and anti-Trump messages such as “Kill Donald Trump.”

The Minnesota Catholic Conference, representing the state’s six dioceses, had twice asked Walz for modest security funding. 

Breitbart reports that in 2023, the group sought inclusion in a proposed $50 million Building and Cyber Security Grant Program, but private schools were excluded. 

Church leaders emphasized that roughly 72,000 students attend nonpublic schools statewide and warned that these institutions face the same risks of targeted violence as public schools.

At the time, Minnesota had a $17.6 billion budget surplus. 

Despite bipartisan legislative support to expand the Safe Schools Program to private institutions, Walz declined to call a special session. 

Critics have noted that while such programs were ignored, state dollars were used to establish Minnesota as a “trans refuge” state, providing protections for those seeking sex change procedures.

Just two days before the attack, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison addressed the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting in Minneapolis. 

Ellison vowed to continue filing lawsuits against President Donald Trump while emphasizing that the “transgender” community should not be scapegoated. 

“We have sued him for gender-affirming care. Yes, we are not going to scapegoat our transgender community,” Ellison declared.

The attack prompted immediate political reactions. 

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called for new gun control measures even before law enforcement released details about the firearms. 

Actress Mia Farrow and other left-wing figures blamed Republicans and the NRA, despite confirmation that the shooter left anti-Christian messages on weapons. 

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey echoed calls for tighter restrictions.

President Trump responded by issuing a proclamation honoring the victims and ordering U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff through Aug. 31. 

His administration also pledged federal support to affected families in Minneapolis.

As details continue to emerge, pressure is mounting on Minnesota leadership to explain why Catholic schools were left out of critical security funding. 

The tragedy has sparked renewed debate over whether political priorities are taking precedence over the fundamental responsibility to keep children safe.

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