Overview

• The House on Friday approved a ceremonial resolution honoring Charlie Kirk, introduced by Speaker Mike Johnson, with support from 215 Republicans and 95 Democrats.
• Rep. Jasmine Crockett told CNN she opposed the measure because Kirk’s rhetoric, in her view, specifically targeted people of color.
• Crockett said only “two caucasians” were among the no votes and that most lawmakers who opposed the resolution were people of color.
• She pointed to a recent Kirk podcast that mentioned her and alleged she was tied to a “great white replacement,” and she compared elevating him to propping up a “new age relic” like Confederate symbols.
• Crockett condemned political violence and said Kirk “should still be here,” and other Democrats, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also voted no and criticized his rhetoric.