Jason Chaffetz Says Lawmakers in Battle of ‘Good vs. Evil’ After Charlie Kirk Shooting
Former Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz ripped into Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and those who believe assassinated conservative influencer Charlie Kirk spewed “harmful” rhetoric, saying lawmakers are engaged in a battle of “good vs. evil.”
Chaffetz, appearing on Fox & Friends Monday morning, spoke to co-host Lawrence Jones about Kirk’s memorial service Sunday, and praised his widow Erika Kirk for her “Christ-like approach” as she forgave her husband’s suspected killer.
After Chaffetz cheered the service as a “great event,” Jones played a portion of a CNN interview with Crockett, who accused Kirk of putting out rhetoric that “targeted” people of color.
“It is unfortunate that even our colleagues could not see how harmful his rhetoric was specifically to us,” Crockett said at one point.
The remark riled Chaffetz, a Fox commentator and radio host, who was in the crowd when Kirk was shot and killed during an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10.
“You know, when I was first elected to Congress, Lawrence, I really did think we all believed in the same thing, we just had different ways of getting there,” Chaffetz said. “When I left Congress, I was convinced, ‘No, that’s not true.’ This is a fight of good vs. evil.”
Read some of the exchange here:
LAWRENCE JONES: You know, Jason, I have been watching the other side of the political aisle to see how they were going to respond to this. Will they lower the temperature, unify change their ways? Unfortunately yesterday, I was watching Rep. Crockett and this is what she had to say:
REP. JASMINE CROCKETT [tape]: One of the things I do want to point out that’s not been laid out that honestly hurts my heart is when I saw the “no” votes, there were only two Caucasians. For the most part, the only people that voted no were people of color because the rhetoric that Charlie Kirk continuously put out there was rhetoric that specifically targeted people of color. And so it is unfortunate that even our colleagues could not see how harmful his rhetoric was specifically to us.
JONES: On the day of the memorial.
CHAFFETZ: She’s never heard Charlie Kirk. You listen to the message of Charlie Kirk said hey, if you disagree, “Let’s talk it out.” It’s so rare. You know, when I was first elected to congress, Lawrence, I really did think we all believed in the same thing, we just had different ways of getting there. When I left congress, I was convinced, “No, that’s not true.” This is a fight of good vs. evil. It truly is what was exhibited by some, not all, but some of the Democrats in the way they have handled this, the way they have handled violence and death and an assassination, if we can’t come together on an assassination of a private citizen, somebody who wasn’t in elected office, when are we going to come together? I think it is truly a fight of good vs. evil. I really do.
JONES: They could have also just opted to say nothing at all. And that would have been better than spewing out some of this nonsense. Jason, thank you so much for joining the program.
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