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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (DN.Y. Charlie Kirk.
“I’m having a meeting,” Jeffries said when he brought it up at an afternoon press conference.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.
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Hakeem Jeffries talked to reporters about why he missed Charlie Kirk’s congressional vigil on Monday night. (Getty Image)
Kirk was assassinated last week when the gunman opened fire at him during a college speech event in Utah.
Fox News Digital Witness Just a few House Democrats During the vigil, side by side with dozens of Republican lawmakers.
When asked why more Democrats didn’t attend, Jeffries said Tuesday: “I don’t know.”
“I think you have to talk to a single Democrat about what happened and why they are there or why they are not there,” he said.
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Charlie Kirk spoke at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025 at part of the “America Comeback Journey” in Utah when he was shot and killed in Orem, Utah. (Trent Nelson/Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)
A vigil was held at the Statue Hall of the U.S. Capitol at 6 p.m. Monday.
Democratic lawmakers attending the meeting included Rep. Tom Suozi (Dn.Y.
It is worth noting that the top four House Democrats Among senior leaders including Jeffries.
However, Johnson downplayed the lack of democracy in his comments to reporters on Monday.
House Speaker Mike Johnson leads a vigil to honor conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead at an event in Utah last week, held on Monday, September 15, 2025 at the Capitol in Washington. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
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Asked if he was disappointed with the number of Democrats that appeared, he said: “Honestly, I didn’t even see the group composition.”
“I’m glad it’s bipartisan and I want more involvement, I’m not sure why they don’t. So I don’t know what else we can do other than provide a bipartisan vigil for all members. We did routine things for other things.”
Kelly Phares of Fox News and Ryan Schmelz of Fox News Radio contributed to the report.
