Bipartisan mourning in Congress for the ‘terrible’ Charlie Kirk murder

Republicans and Democratic lawmakers mourn the sudden death of “terrible” Photographed by Conservative Leader Charlie Kirk Wednesday.

R-Ga. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene praised Kirk’s beliefs and positive message to young people, saying he “leaved a huge legacy.”

“It’s hard for anyone to fill his shoes,” she said. “He’s very important. If they find themselves coming to college campuses, students across the country will be very excited. He brings thousands of people to listen to him. Even those who disagree with him will come, ask questions, and even argue with him.”

“He would go to the university campus and tell young people to get married and have children, and then talk about the beauty of getting married and having children.” “He shared the word of God. He is a ChristianityHe shared the gospel of Jesus Christ and encouraged young people. ”

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Green added that she believed Kirk was “killed for what he said and what he represented.”

“He’s been talking about the debate, Charlie Kirk has never been a violent incident, and seeing him murdered in front of the camera in this graphic way, and the video is horrible,” Green said.

She said: “To be honest, we were shocked, we were shocked.

Democrats He also expressed sadness for Kirk’s death. “It’s so bad. It’s absolutely terrible,” said Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif’s Rep.

“I’m sorry for his family. There’s no room for political violence in our country, and we can all do more condemnation, hopefully it’s an antidote attitude, but it’s awful.”

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Charlie Kirk speaks before being shot dead while visiting Utah University in Orem, Utah on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/deseret News AP)

When asked if he was concerned about the safety of other politicians and Congress“We don’t have enough resources to protect the people at risk around us. But I don’t want us to be us right now. It’s so bad.”

He added: “Our politics has no space and we cannot normalize political violence.”

R-Wisc. Rep. Derrick Van Orden blames Kirk’s death in the media and Democrats, accusing him of “enhancing political violence.”

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“It doesn’t have to happen. It’s not,” he added. “But it’s because your people in the press have amplified violent political rhetoric from the left. You’re partly responsible for it. For President Trump’s assassination attempt and Charlie Kirk’s shot.”

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Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, distributed Maga Hats to the public at a TPUSA event in California on May 1, 2025. (Michael Ho Wai Lee/sopa image/Lightrocket via Get Tomage)

Orden responded to whether the parties in the political aisle share their responsibilities for ongoing political violence, especially in light of the recent shootings by two Minnesota Democratic lawmakers and their spouses, “I said the same thing.”

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He said: “Let’s exit from the solution. The vast majority of people come out of the left with large orders.

Van Orden added: “So, each of you needs to go home tonight and do some in-depth searches.