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House GOP plans to honor Charlie Kirk, who called for Biden's execution



House Republicans are preparing to pass a resolution to honor the life and
work of bigot and conspiracy theorist Charlie Kirk, who was killed last week.
The planned honor is the latest element in the right’s crusade to use Kirk’s
death to promote a censorious agenda meant to silence millions of Americans.

Axios reported on Thursday that the planned resolution describes Kirk as a
“courageous American patriot” who “personified the values of the First
Amendment, exercising his God-given right to speak freely, challenge prevailing
narratives, and did so with honor, courage, and respect for his fellow
Americans.” The resolution also claims that Kirk sought to “elevate truth.”

These are all lies.

Kirk used the platform of his radio show and his activist group Turning Point
USA to promote bigotry against Black people, women, LGBTQ+ people, liberals,
and more. He promoted debunked conspiracy theories in the wake of the 2020
presidential election and supported efforts to overturn the election victory of
former President Joe Biden.




 



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Specifically on the subject of Biden, Kirk called for him to be killed. In a
2023 rant on his syndicated radio show, Kirk said, “Joe Biden is a bumbling,
dementia-filled—Alzheimer's—corrupt tyrant who should honestly be put in prison
and/or given the death penalty for his crimes against America.”

Contrary to the House resolution’s claims, Kirk also supported violence
against his political rivals. In 2022, a deranged man attacked Paul Pelosi,
husband of then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with a hammer. The attack fractured Paul
Pelosi’s skull. After the man was arrested, Kirk called for an “amazing
patriot” to “go and bail this guy out.”

To honor Kirk is to honor his support for killing a Democratic president.

Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a Democrat, told Axios she would oppose the
resolution,explaining that she is “not sure what is honorable” about Kirk’s
extensive record of divisive, often violent comments.




 



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Another Democrat, Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz, said he would vote for the
resolution, arguing that voting to honor Kirk—a person with a history of
racism—is “one way” of “bringing the temperature down” on political rhetoric.
Moskowitz’s statement reflects much of the naivete that other Democratic
lawmakers have expressed following the Kirk killing, ignoring the activist’s
own record as well as Republican clear plans to exploit the death for their
political benefit.

So far, House Democratic leadership has also not sent out guidance to members
about how they should vote on the issue.

Since Kirk’s killing, Republicans, conservative activists, and right-wing
media have been forcefully and nationally attempting to shut down dialogue
about Kirk, his bigoted record, and the hatred he regularly espoused. They have
pushed for firings and deplatforming and have even used the weight of the
Federal Communications Commission to silence popular Trump critics, like
late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.

The right is trying to take down the First Amendment, and they want to honor
the life of the hate-monger whose death they are using to fuel their campaign.



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