By Leif Le Mahieu | Daily Wire
Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday while at an event in Utah.
Democrats objected after Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) requested a spoken prayer from the House floor for conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on Wednesday while holding an event at a university in Utah.
Kirk, 31, was shot and killed during an appearance at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. He was transported to a hospital and later pronounced dead. As news of the assassination spread, House Speaker Mike Johnson held a moment of silence in the House for Kirk. After the moment of silence, Boebert asked for a verbal prayer.
“I believe silent prayer gets silent results,” Boebert said, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Boebert’s request was met with yells of opposition from Democrats, including from Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT), who yelled about school shootings, the Journal reported. Other Democrats screamed “no.”
Daily Mail reporter Jon Michael Raasch described the incident as “Possibly the ugliest moment I’ve ever witnessed in politics.” About three dozen Democrats in total objected to having a spoken prayer, according to the outlet. “Pass some gun laws!” one yelled. In response, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna yelled back, “You f***ing own this!”
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