Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Voting Against Charlie Kirk Resolution

Opposition to Charlie Kirk Resolution

• 🎯 Rep. Jasmine Crockett explains her vote against a resolution honoring Charlie Kirk, citing Kirk's harmful rhetoric targeting people of color.
• 💔 Crockett expresses that it "hurts my heart" that only two Caucasians were among the 58 Democrats who voted no, emphasizing that the opposition was primarily from people of color.
• 🗣️ She recounts that Kirk directly spoke negatively about her on his podcast a month prior to his death, even proclaiming she was involved in the "great white replacement".
• ⚖️ As a civil rights attorney, Crockett felt compelled to vote against honoring someone who engaged in such rhetoric, especially considering the sacrifices made for voices like hers to exist in Congress.
• 🏛️ Crockett likens the situation to removing Confederate relics, stating she could not support propping up a "new age relic" and regrets that more colleagues did not recognize the harm Kirk intended to inflict.

Political Violence and Rhetoric

• ⚠️ Crockett condemns political violence, stating that Charlie Kirk should still be alive and that his death should not have resulted from words spoken from his mouth.
• ✊ She draws a parallel to how some in the MAGA movement react negatively to discussions of white supremacy, asserting that such reactions do not justify physical harm against individuals.