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Congressman Raskin urges Democrats to avoid 'trap,' vote for Charlie Kirk honor
House Republicans plan to pass a resolution honoring Charlie Kirk, while Democrats fear it could be a political strategy amid heightened partisan tensions, with 165 Republicans co-sponsoring it.
- Maryland Representative Jamie Raskin urged Democrats to support a Republican resolution honoring Charlie Kirk after his killing last week in Utah.
- Raskin warned colleagues not to fall for the ‘obvious political trap’ in the resolution’s language and to back it as a condemnation of political violence.
- The resolution largely praises Kirk, a conservative activist killed by a 22-year-old man shooting him while Kirk addressed a college audience in Utah.
- Raskin emphasized the importance of Americans uniting to denounce all acts of political violence, calling for solidarity despite differences.
- The House, controlled by Republicans 219-213, is expected to pass the resolution, underscoring ongoing political tensions sparked by Kirk’s assassination.
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Congressman Raskin urges Democrats to avoid ‘trap,’ vote for Charlie Kirk honor
U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin, a leading liberal voice in Congress, urged his fellow Democrats on Thursday to avoid an “obvious political trap” and vote for a Republican resolution honoring the assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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