Former Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) said that comments from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in the wake of Charlie Kirk&#8217;s assassination were proof that the Democratic Party was &#8220;getting worse, not better.&#8221;
Manchin joined CNN host Kasie Hunt to discuss the current political climate, and she began by referring to Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s comments objecting to the Congressional resolution to honor the recently murdered conservative commentator.
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Former Democrat Senator Joe Manchin TORCHES AOC over her vile rhetoric about Charlie Kirk during a vote to condemn his assassination:
“If that’s the way the Democrat Party is going, it’s getting worse, not better.” <a href="https://t.co/D7W18ohKlN">pic.twitter.com/D7W18ohKlN</a>
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1969185370722984263?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2025</a></blockquote>
&#8220;She does say that we should &#8216;be clear about who Charlie Kirk was, a man who believed that the Civil Rights Act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake,'&#8221; Hunt began. &#8220;She goes on to name some of the other things that he believes in. What was your reaction to her vote and to her statement afterward?&#8221;
&#8220;First of all, I just saw a little while ago, and I was stunned, Kasie. I really was,&#8221; Manchin replied. &#8220;This is not the place and the time for that at all. If the Democrats — if AOC and the far Left, the extreme Left I want to say — believe that&#8217;s where the party, the Democratic Party, is today, then that&#8217;ll tell you why you lost people like me, and an awful lot.&#8221;
&#8220;Now, let me tell you what you&#8217;ve lost,&#8221; Manchin continued. &#8220;Since the last election, they&#8217;ve been doing their national tour and thinking, boy, that&#8217;s something, we&#8217;re really getting into something. The Democratic Party has lost more than 160,000 Democrats that have basically left the party since the November election. So if that&#8217;s the way the Democrat Party is going, it’s getting worse, not better.&#8221;
Ocasio-Cortez was not the only one to use the resolution as an opportunity to smear Kirk and his legacy.
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ):
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My statement on the House vote on the Charlie Kirk resolution. <a href="https://t.co/bU0GAG6WD2">pic.twitter.com/bU0GAG6WD2</a>
— Rep. Mikie Sherrill (@RepSherrill) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepSherrill/status/1969094290304328100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2025</a></blockquote>
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS):
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Today, I voted against the Charlie Kirk Resolution.
While I condemn his violent murder, this resolution sought to elevate Charlie Kirk as a role model.
I could not support in good conscience.
Read my statement below: <a href="https://t.co/LLou7Xq8on">pic.twitter.com/LLou7Xq8on</a>
— Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (@BennieGThompson) <a href="https://twitter.com/BennieGThompson/status/1969056681502892354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2025</a></blockquote>
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA):
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Charlie Kirk’s death is a tragedy, and I condemn all political violence from wherever it comes.
House Republicans designed today’s resolution as a political “gotcha” — one that attempts to put words in my mouth to endorse Kirk’s views.
I cannot do that, so I voted “no.” <a href="https://t.co/9BuYajl7J8">pic.twitter.com/9BuYajl7J8</a>
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJayapal/status/1969055583916433808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2025</a></blockquote>

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