‘Denigrating His Memory’: Karoline Leavitt Torches House Democrats for Opposing Resolution Honoring Charlie Kirk

During a tribute to slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk from the press room podium on Monday, White House press secretary Karolina Leavitt denounced the House Democrats who voted against a resolution meant to honor Kirk and condemn political violence.

The measure, which was introduced by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), passed with a vote of 310-58.

“This past Friday, 58 housed 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,” Leavitt said. “There were no strings attached to this vote. This was a simple gesture of human decency to condemn 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.”

Leavitt continued:

A number of those same Democrats took to the House floor to smear Charlie Kirk’s name. The man wasn’t even buried yet and Democrat members of Congress were denigrating his memory on the floor of the House of Representatives. This was truly a sad moment and a clear reflection of how radical the Democrat party has become.

Many Democrats in elective office have been totally captured by a radical fringe of the far left base who want to dehumanize with every person they disagree with. We must continue to call this wickedness out. It is the only way that our nation can heal. For too long, past leaders have offered platitudes while political violence has been allowed to fester and harm innocent Americans. There has been coordinated campaigns dating back years spearheaded by radical left-wing organizations, centered on dehumanizing, intimidating, doxing, and even attacking Americans whom they disagree with. These groups have radicalized impressionable individuals to foment violence.

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) defended her “no” vote by stating, “We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was,” before listing off his views on the Civil Rights Act, the attack against Paul Pelosi, and on Jews controlling major U.S. institutions.

“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,” Ocasio-Cortez said.

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