Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) explained her reasoning for voting “no” on a GOP-backed resolution to honor assassinated political commentator Charlie Kirk.
Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University earlier this month. On Friday, the House passed a nonbinding resolution to honor “the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk.” While 95 Democrats supported the resolution, which passed 310-58, Ocasio-Cortez voted against it.
In her reasoning for voting against the resolution, Ocasio-Cortez explained that while the “vile” murder must be condemned, Kirk’s ideas should not be celebrated.
“Charlie Kirk’s assassination was a horrific and vile incident of political violence,” Ocasio-Cortez said in remarks on the House floor. “And condemning the depravity of Kirk’s brutal murder is a straightforward matter, one that is especially important to help stabilize an increasingly unsafe and volatile political environment where everyday people feel more at risk.”
Ocasio-Cortez went on to explain the dangerous beliefs that Kirk espoused over the years.
