Crockett says it’s ‘unfortunate’ more Democrats didn’t vote against resolution honoring Kirk

Crockett says it’s ‘unfortunate’ more Democrats didn’t vote against resolution honoring Kirk


Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) expressed her disappointment that more House members did not join her in voting “no” on the House resolution that honored the life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk after his assassination earlier this month.

The second-term Texas Democrat said it “hurts [her] heart” that “only two caucasian” House members voted no on the resolution, according to her vote count. She reaffirmed her choice to vote no during CNN’s State of the Union with Dana Bash on Sunday morning, hours before Kirk’s funeral began in Arizona.

“For the most part, the only people that voted no were people of color. Because the rhetoric that Charlie Kirk continuously put out there was rhetoric that specifically targeted people of color. It is unfortunate that even our

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