Vance and Second Lady Visit Minneapolis to Pay Respects to Annunciation Church Shooting Victims

Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance traveled to Minneapolis on Sept. 3, 2025, to pay respects to victims of a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church. Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, attended alongside Minnesota elected officials; the visit was part of a series of administration responses to mass shooting incidents in 2025 that were criticized by gun control advocates as insufficient policy action.