White Hous press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday slammed the 58 House Democrats who voted against a congressional resolution to honor Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old Turning Point USA founder who was assassinated on Sept. 10.
The resolution passed overwhelmingly, 310 to 58, with all 215 Republicans present and 95 Democrats voting in favor.
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“This past Friday, 58 House Democrats voted ‘no,’ and 38 voted ‘present’ on a resolution that simply stated condemning ‘in the strongest possible terms, the assassination of Charles James Kirk, and all forms of political violence.’ There were no strings attached to this vote,” Leavitt said. “This was a simple gesture of human decency to denounce political violence.”
“I wish I could say that this was only a fringe group, but 96 votes is nearly half of the entire House Democrat caucus, and they didn’t just vote against this basic resolution condemning political violence,” she continued. “A number of those same Democrats took to the House floor to smear Charlie Kirk’s name.”
The resolution, which was introduced by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., “condemns in the strongest possible terms the assassination of Charles ‘Charlie’ James Kirk, and all forms of political violence.”
Additionally, it “honors the life, leadership, and legacy of Charlie Kirk, whose steadfast dedication to the Constitution, civil discourse, and biblical truth inspired a generation to cherish and defend the blessings of liberty.”
Leavitt said the Democrats’ unwillingness to honor Kirk was a “clear reflection of how radical the Democrat Party has become.”
“Many Democrats in elected office have now been totally captured by a radical fringe of the far Left base who want to dehumanize every person they disagree with,” she said. “We must continue to call this wickedness out. It’s the only way that our nation can heal.”
Leavitt said the assassination was an “attack on everything that makes the United States of America the greatest country on Earth.” At the same time, she praised the “heartwarming” response from the majority of Americans.
“The assassin who took Charlie’s life can destroy flesh and blood, but he can never destroy the values that Charlie stood for all across the country. Millions of Americans have prayed, hosted vigils, attended church services, became politically engaged for the first time and honored the legacy of Charlie and the ideals he died speaking for,” Leavitt said.
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