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House Republicans Urge Johnson to Install Charlie Kirk Statue in U.S. Capitol

The bid faces strict rules governing Capitol statuary that make swift installation unlikely.

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Rev. William Franklin Graham III gestures to the statue of his late father as he speaks during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on May 16, 2024.
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Overview

  • Rep. Anna Paulina Luna circulated a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson calling for a Capitol statue honoring Charlie Kirk, with 16 Republican lawmakers signing on.
  • Johnson has not announced any action on the request, and established processes for Capitol artworks constrain rapid placement.
  • Luna’s letter frames Kirk’s killing as political violence and attributes it to a climate of “hateful rhetoric from the Left,” language that drew immediate criticism.
  • Investigators recovered a rifle believed to have been used and released images of a person of interest before arresting Tyler Robinson, 22, on Friday in connection with the shooting.
  • Debate over the proposal intensified after Rep. Andrew Clyde invoked existing tributes to Martin Luther King Jr., prompting public backlash and broader arguments over who is memorialized in the Capitol.