Maybe if he had been an illegal migrant or violent criminal…
Nearly five dozen House Democrats on Friday voted against a resolution honoring the life and legacy of assassinated Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
The measure, introduced by House Speaker Mike Johnson and 165 Republicans, passed 310–58. Among the Democrats voting no were Reps. Jasmine Crockett of Texas and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, who cited opposition to Kirk’s political views.
🚨 Here are the 58 House Democrats that voted "No" and the 38 that voted "Present" on a resolution honoring Charlie Kirk's life and condemning his assassination. pic.twitter.com/5SPm0EObFl
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) September 19, 2025
“The modern Democrat Party is simply too radical and unhinged to condemn a politically motivated assassination and honor a man and father of two whose only crime was loving America, winning the debate in the proper fashion, and inspiring others to do the same,” NRCC spokesman Mike Marinella said in a statement.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other top Democrats supported the resolution. Thirty-eight Democrats voted “present,” while 22 did not vote.
“Such acts of politically motivated violence are antithetical to the principles of a free republic, in which differences of opinion are to be debated—not silenced—with civility, reason, and mutual respect,” the resolution states.
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) said he was “disgusted” by Democrats’ behavior.
Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-OR) on why she voted present on a simple House resolution that honored the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk: “I condemn political violence in the strongest possible terms. But I could not support a resolution that, under the guise of denouncing political… pic.twitter.com/xIjZLSLnyj
— RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) September 19, 2025
Kirk was assassinated Sept. 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University. Authorities have charged 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, described as having far-left ties, with aggravated murder, a capital offense.
Watch Mike Johnson’s comments on the resolution below:
The House will soon pass a resolution honoring the life and legacy of our friend Charlie Kirk, and condemning the political violence that led to his untimely passing.
I tried to summarize in my brief closing today why this step is so important – and why the present darkness… pic.twitter.com/u5FYe5lDnf
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) September 18, 2025
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