The top of Minnesotan at the Congress Tears Pro-Trans policies

EXCLUSIVE: The highest Minnesotan in Congress accuses the Democratic Governor of his state of focusing on bad questions following a fatal shooting in a Catholic school in Minneapolis.

“Tim Walz and the people around him, they don’t try to solve this problem. They simply exacerbate the problem, and they have exacerbated it in recent years,” said the Maison Tom Emmer, R-minn., Told Fox News Digital.

“So yes, I put this downright on their knees, and if we want to repair ourselves, then I think Tim Walz and the Democrats in my state really need to sit and have a thoughtful discussion about how we deal with this mental health problem they have encouraged.”

A 23 -year -old man opened fire on a mass held at the Catholic Church in the Annunciation on Wednesday, which was frequented by students from his affiliated school.

The former classmate of the church of the church of Minneapolis Robin Westman says that she knew that something “ left ”

The whip of the majority of the chamber, Tom Emmer, on the right, criticizes the pro-Trans policies of the Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, following a deadly shooting. (Getty Images)

Authorities said two children, aged 8 and 10, had been killed. Fifteen other children aged 6 to 15 and three adults were injured.

The shooter was identified as Robin Westman, whose name was originally Robert Westman. Federal officials, including the Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Security (DHS), Kristi Noem, said that Westman had claimed to be transgender.

The mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, publicly urged people not to use the shooting “as an opportunity to mean our trans community”.

But Emmer criticized the Democrats, both in his state and in the congress, for having renewed their thrust for the control of firearms following the shooting. “It starts at the top,” he said.

“If a weapon would not be available, clearly depending on what this young man, what we know, he would have found another way to commit an odious act like this,” said Emmer. “It was not going to stop it, and this is not what caused the problem. What caused the problems is all the transgender confusion that Tim Walz and his democratic colleagues cause.”

“I wish our governor, rather than calling us a transgender sanctuary state, why does he not say that we are a sanctuary state for all people of all faith, and we will protect them all?”

An undated driving license photo shows Robin Mr. Westman, 23, identified by the police as the shooter who opened fire during a mass at the Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. (Obtained by Fox News)

He referred to the laws signed by Walz which made the state a “refuge” for transgender people. Walz presented its policies earlier this week at the DNC summer meeting: “The highest classified class per capita to be a safe refuge for transgender people.”

But Emmer said the shooter “clearly had mental health problems”.

Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara said ABC News Let the shooter “feed a lot of hatred towards a wide variety of people and groups of people” while showing an “obsession” for mass shooters.

THE New York Post reported that the Westman Manifesto has shown that the 23 -year -old had struggled to have a trans identity.

“I regret being trans,” said the shooter before the attack. “I would like to be a girl. I just know that I can’t make this body with the technology we have today. I can’t afford it either.”

Who is Robin Westman, suspect in the Catholic school shooting at the Annunciation in Minneapolis?

Susan Saly, on the right, and Meagan Pierlouissi place flowers during a memorial at the Annunciation Catholic Church after the school shooting on Wednesday, August 28, 2025, in Minneapolis. (Photo / abbie parr)

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The shooter would also have expressed Hatred for the Jews and complained that the media “only speak of brown people who die, and I don’t care about them”.

Walz, for his part, did not comment on the identity of the shooter. Recent statements by the Governor have expressed their thanks to the police and condolences to affected persons.

“Students deserve to start the school year full of hope and excitement. No child in America should go to school worried about danger, to lose a classmate, shots during prayer,” Walz said on Thursday afternoon.

Fox News Digital contacted the governor’s office for an answer to Emmer but did not hear.