In a vote that exposed the dark side of the majority of Democrats, the House on Friday passed a resolution honoring slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk and rejecting the political violence of recent years. The passage, however, was not without substantial opposition.
The vote was 310-58, with 95 Democrats joining all 215 Republicans in voting yes on the nonbinding resolution. The 58 no votes all came from Democrats, but another 38 Democrats voted present (would not take an open side) and another 22 Democrats did not vote. In other words, 118 Democrats in Congress refused to support the resolution.
The resolution passed nine days after a gunman assassinated the 31-year-old Kirk while he was speaking to a large crowd at Utah Valley University. Kirk was a co-founder of Turning Point USA, which helped turn out the youth vote for Donald Trump in 2024. The alleged shooter, Tyler Robinson, is a confirmed leftist living with his transgender boyfriend. The assassination was followed by mass online celebration by a large contingent of leftists.
Democrat leaders have sought to hide or downplay both of these facts, while continuing to suggest that Kirk deserved to die because of his political positions.
New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), who has continued to portray Kirk as a “racist” since his death, argued against the resolution, claiming that it would “bring great pain” to millions of Americans affected by the Jim Crow era. Many Democrats continue to take Kirk’s comments out of context as a way to defame his memory (a subtle rationalization for his murder).
🚨BREAKING: AOC just ridiculed Charlie Kirk and said the resolution to honor his life and legacy brings “great pain” to millions of Americans.
“His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.” pic.twitter.com/ZjvfPZY5HG
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) September 19, 2025
This response from Democrat politicians is not surprising given their cold reception to the idea of a silent prayer for Kirk in Congress immediately after his murder. Some Democrats can be heard yelling “No!” and rejecting calls for the prayer as the Speaker Mike Johnson demands order.
Democratic Members of Congress have just objected for a prayer to be said out loud for Charlie Kirk.
This is evil.
— Ian Jaeger (@IanJaeger29) September 10, 2025
This behavior and the refusal to condemn political violence is yet more proof that the extremism of the political left is not limited to a “fringe minority” of activists – It is a cancer that has metastasized all the way to the top of the Democratic Party.
One can theorize all day as to why so many Democrats refused to put their names on the resolution and at the very least signal that they do not condone the actions of politically motivated assassins. However, consider the fact that leftists have lost the elections, lost the young male vote, lost the overall debate and they are losing the culture war. They may see violence as the only viable avenue left for them to regain power.
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