A right-wing commentator, Joey Mannarino, has said that trans people should to be “locked away and studied” in the wake of a mass shooting in Minneapolis that killed two children and injured 18 others. The shooting took place on Wednesday morning (27 August) at the Church of the Annunciation in the Windom neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota as a school-wide mass was taking place for pupils and staff of Annunciation Catholic School. The shooter, 23-year-old Robin Westman, who is believed to have been transgender, died at the scene from a self-inflicted shotgun wound and their motive is currently under investigation by the authorities. On Wednesday evening (27 August) Joey Mannarino, whose bio on X describes him as a “political strategist and commentator working with conservative movements/candidates in the US & EU”, wrote in response to the shooting that trans people should be detained as “a matter of national security”. He said the health and human services department – headed ...