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Dozens of Republican House members led by Florida Rep. Cory Mills jointly proposed a resolution this week to condemn political violence and respect Charlie Kirk After his assassination in Utah Wednesday.
“Charlie Kirk is a fearless voice for the champion of conservative values, God’s Word and famous freedom of speech,” Mills told Fox News Digital on Thursday. “He was tragically taken away by us during a heinous act of political violence at Utah on September 10, 2025. I feel sad as someone who has the honor of talking to Charlie, interviewing him, interviewing him and addressing audiences at the U.S. events in the U.S. District, and I feel sad.”
Fifty-two houses Republicans Co-sponsored the House resolution, titled “Memorializes the Assassination of Charlie Kirk in Orem, Utah on September 10, 2025,” while condemning Kirk’s horrific and deadly shooting, while also respecting the legacy of the founder of Turning Point USA, and reaffirming support for the First Amendment and the protection of peace.
Kirk, 31, was shot dead in Orem, Utah on Wednesday afternoon, attending an event at Utah Valley University as part of TPUSA’s American comeback tour. Kirk was chatting with students while sitting under a tent on campus, a shot rang out and hit him.
Anti-Trump voice praises Charlie Kirk
R-FLA. Rep. Cory Mills spoke at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on May 14, 2024. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Kirk is a huge voice in the conservative movement, advocating faith and family policy to young people, especially on university campuses. He left his wife, as well as their two children aged one and three.
Mills told the Resolution: “This resolution condemns this horrible act, expresses its deepest condolences to Charlie’s family and loved ones, and respects the courage of the quick-moving safety team, first responders and health care professionals.”
“We reaffirm the saint’s rights of all Americans as articulated in the First Amendment and unify the defense of a Constitutional Republic in which no voice is silent by violence or intimidators. Charlie’s legacy will continue and we will continue to fight for the principles he holds.”
Charlie Kirk and his wife Erika Lane Frantzve were on January 19, 2025 at the Turning Point U.S. Inauguration Ball in Washington, DC. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
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The resolution outlines five key points specifically, including the House: condemning “condemnation of such a horrible political assassination in the strongest way;” to express heartfelt condolences to Charlie Kirk’s family, friends and loved ones; “recognizing the “services of the security team, first responders and acted health care professionals”; and reaffirming the First Amendment and the “collection of the rights of the people.”
It concluded that the House “has a firm belief in democracy in which it can be participated, and that the intimidation and threat of violence cannot silence any American voice.”
One suspect in the case was arrested and the president was detained as of Friday morning Donald Trump Announced when Fox and Friends appeared.
Charlie Kirk greeted President Donald Trump at the Turning Point U.S. Action Summit in Washington, DC on July 23, 2019. (Chris Kleponis/Pool via Bloomberg)
“I think we have a high degree of certainty, we have him,” Trump said Friday morning, adding: “Essentially, people who know him sent him in.”
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“A man who was very close to him said, ‘Well, it was him.’ Essentially, the father went to a U.S. marshal, who, by the way, was awesome, and that person was involved in law enforcement, but a man of faith, was the minister and brought him to a great U.S. marshal, who convinced his son, that’s it.”
Trump said he hopes the suspect is guilty and sentences to death.
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Mills added in a comment to Fox News Digital: “Kirk has done a lot of things to our country and has a very unique understanding of the youth in America, not only inspiring them, but mobilizing them to turn the trend for the future of our country.”
“His unremitting efforts to make America great are undeniable,” he said.
