VP Travel Report #3 - Minneapolis - Annunciation Catholic Church

The VP and SLOTUS arrived at Annunciation Catholic Church at 12:05p CDT.

There is a group of protestors gathered at the corner closest to the church and someone is chanting “Enough is enough” over a megaphone. Protestors are holding up signs that say “Listen to the Pope, End the Pandemic of Arms,” “JD Vance Not Welcome,” and “Kids Lives Over Guns.”

The VP and SLOTUS stepped out of their car each holding a bouquet of flowers tied with a blue ribbon. They paused to look at the chalk writing on the steps leading up to the entrance of the church. “God heals the broken hearted,” “We love you,” and “Show love,” is written in colorful chalk on the steps where they stopped. The VP and SLOTUS paused for several moments after placing their bouquets in a bucket among the thousands of flowers outside of the church.

The names of the two children who were killed in the shooting, Harper and Fletcher, are written in big block letters close to where they placed the flowers. Fletcher Merkel was eight years old and Harper Moyski was 10. There are two crosses with their names on them next to a large stuffed teddy bear and a display of candles.

There is a bucket of stuffed animals with a sign that says “HELP YOURSELF TO A STUFFY TO HELP YOU DURING THIS TIME,” near the entrance of the church.

The VP and SLOTUS walked into the church and pool was led back to the van in the motorcade, where we are now holding.

Kate Sullivan

White House Correspondent

Bloomberg News

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