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On Wednesday, Charlie Kirk’s silence moment on the House floor turned into a yelling game as Republican deputies demanded a loud prayer to conservatives who were shot earlier in the day.
It was a silence to conservatives when lawmakers stood silently in a majority-person conference hall for a while, at a campus event on Wednesday, at a Colorado Republican campus event, and at Utah Valley University. Rep. Lauren Boebert Ask for spoken prayers.
“Please pray for a moment for Charlie Kirk and his family,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said. Legislators must impose a few seconds before returning to the regular order. But once this started to happen, Boebert spoke.
R-Colo. Rep. Lauren Boebert left the U.S. Capitol when she spoke to reporters for May 17, 2024 in Washington, DC (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
“The silent prayer has achieved the result of silence,” Bobert said. She can also be heard asking for the prayer to “speak out loud.”
Colorado Republican comments led to Democrats’ shouts. According to the New York Times, some people reportedly began to yell how Republicans ignored the school shootings that occurred Wednesday.
Meanwhile, R-FLA. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna stood up and started yelling. She said, “You all made it.”
Charlie Kirk was killed while launching Turning Point USA campus tour
The members turned to see Rep. Lauren Boebert began praying after silenced for Charlie Kirk. (U.S. House of Representatives)
Speaker Johnson tried to calm the crowd several times, hitting the mallet and asking for orders. Finally, he said, “We will join in the prayer after that, okay?”
Kirk was shot dead while talking to a group of people at Utah Value University in Orem, Utah under a tent in the middle of the school’s outdoor quadrilateral. Kirk was taken to a local hospital but was later pronounced dead. Part of his event at the university Turning point United States The “American Comeback Journey” launched this spring.
Charlie Kirk was murdered on September 10, 2025 at Utah Value University. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)
Kirk is the founder of Turning Point USA, founded in 2012 University Campus About politics. Kirk often goes to campuses all over the country to attend events.
