<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nearly 60 Democrats on Friday voted against a resolution from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to honor conservative commentator Charlie Kirk and condemn all political violence. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The resolution, which denounced the assassination of Kirk in Utah last week, <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025282">passed</a> the House with a 310-58 vote. All Republicans and 95 Democrats voted in favor, while 58 Democrats voted against it and 38 voted present. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Johnson’s resolution “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.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It also calls upon “all Americans — regardless of race, party affiliation, or creed — to reject political violence, recommit to respectful debate, uphold American values, and respect one another as fellow Americans.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a speech, Johnson <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-oppose-resolution-honoring-charlie-kirk-condemning-political-rcna232150">said</a> that after political debates, Kirk would “reach out a hand of friendship or offer an arm around the shoulder of someone who he had just defeated in a contest.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Why? Because it wasn’t about winning … the policy arguments. It was about the people,” he said. “And Charlie loved vigorous debate, but he loved people more.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Prominent Democrats who voted against the resolution included Reps. Jasmine Crockett (Texas), Pramila Jayapal (Washington), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York), Rashida Tlaib (Michigan), and Ilhan Omar (Minnesota). </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During debate on the floor, Ocasio-Cortez attacked Kirk over his political views, labeling him a racist. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans — far from ‘working tirelessly to promote unity’ as asserted by the majority in this resolution,” she <a href="https://x.com/AOC/status/1969074559602110509">wrote</a> on X. “We can condemn his horrific assassination and the scourge of political violence without uplifting these ideas.”</span></p>
<p>House Democrat leadership agreed Thursday that they would vote in support of Johnson’s resolution.</p>
<p><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Earlier this year, a <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025179?RollCallNum=179&amp;BillNum=H.RES.519" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resolution</a> to condemn the assassination of Democratic Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband passed unanimously, with all Republicans voting in support.</span></p>
<p>The Senate on Thursday <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/charlie-kirks-birthday-officially-recognized-by-senate-as-national-day-of-remembrance?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Charlie+Kirk’s+Birthday+Officially+Recognized+By+Senate+As+‘National+Day+Of+Remembrance’">passed</a> a resolution to recognize Kirk’s birthday on October 14 as the “National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk.” The resolution passed unanimously and is essentially a ceremonial move, as it lacks the authority of law.</p>
<p>A memorial service for Kirk is set for Sunday in Glendale, Arizona, that will feature remarks from President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and other administration officials.</p>

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