Republican lawmakers demand Speaker Mike Johnson to say prayer, House members burst into each other The turning point of the United States Founder Charlie Kirk and his family.
gentlemen. KirkA popular 31-year-old conservative activist, shot dead by an unidentified assassin earlier in the day Utah Valley University ((UVU) in OREM.
After silence, Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Republican in Colorado, called on Mr. Johnson to hold The moment of prayer For Mr. Kirk His family, but a group of Democrats opposed her prayer request, began a rally and said “No!”
An unidentified Democratic lawmaker yelled that there was a shooting on Wednesday, but did not ask for prayers.
Another Democratic lawmaker shouted: “Pass some gun laws!”
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, Republican of Florida, fired back: “You f-own this!”
Ms Luna had previously posted the shooting on X: “Ruttered houses and corrupt media have caused the rhetoric.
The latter sentence is written in all capital letters.
Mr. Johnson was upset by the back and forth shouts between the lawmakers and hit his mallet and called for orders.
Legislators and officials on both sides of the aisle did pray to Mr. Kirk and his family in an online statement, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican of South Dakota; House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, New York Democrat and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, New York Democrat.
Video of the attack showed a shot hit Mr. Kirk in the neck as he answered questions about the majority of college students gathered UVU.
President Trump personally announced the death of the world hours after the shooting, expressing his sympathy for the family and calling her 31-year-old husband and father “great, even legendary.”
“No one understands or has the heart of American youth Charlie. “He is loved and admired by everyone, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us,” the president said.
– Stephen Dinan contributed to the report.
