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Polybius

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Fri Sep 19, 2025, 10:32 PM Friday

AOC Defends Her Vote Against GOP Resolution by Going Scorched Earth: 'We Should Be Clear About Who Charlie Kirk Was' [View all]

Source: Mediaite

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) took to the House floor Friday to explain why she voted “No” on the GOP-backed resolution honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk and condemning political violence.

Kirk was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University on September 10. Aftershocks from his death have dominated headlines ever since, as President Donald Trump and members of his administration have promised retaliation for anyone “celebrating Kirk’s death.”

The vote was 310-58, with 95 Democrats supporting the resolution brought forward by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

AOC explained that “condemning the depravity of Kirk’s brutal murder is a straightforward matter…We can disagree with Charlie and come together as a country to denounce the horror of killing. That is a bedrock American value.”

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/aoc-defends-her-vote-against-gop-resolution-by-going-scorched-earth-we-should-be-clear-about-who-charlie-kirk-was/

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