Members of the European Parliament dramatically refused a request to honor Charlie Kirk with a a moment of silence in the chamber Thursday.
Kirk, 31, was killed Wednesday as he addressed students at Utah Valley University, sending shock waves across the nation.
Kirk was known for mobilizing young conservatives and was appearing on college campuses with Turning Point USA.
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President Donald Trump called him “the best of America.”
Over at the EU, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described the attack on Kirk when he was shot dead as “a deep wound for democracy.”
Swedish MEP Charlie Weimers of the European Conservatives and Reformists group, asked colleagues Thursday to pause proceedings in the house and to “declare that our right to freedom of speech cannot be
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