Rep. Jasmine Crockett Expresses Heartbreak Over Racial Voting Divide on House Floor
A recent House resolution to honor the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk has sparked significant division within the Democratic party, with Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett claiming the vote’s racial breakdown “hurts” her heart.
The resolution, which passed with bipartisan support, faced strong opposition from a minority of Democrats who argued Kirk’s rhetoric was harmful and targeted people of color.
The resolution, which passed the House, saw every Republican vote in favor, while 58 Democrats, including Rep. Crockett and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), voted against it. According to Crockett, only two white lawmakers voted against the measure.
“For the most part, the only people that voted no were people of color,” Crockett said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” She claimed that Kirk “specifically targeted people of color” with his “rhetoric,” and it was “unfortunate that even our colleagues could not see how harmful his rhetoric was.”
The split vote reveals a rift in Democratic ranks, particularly as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and his leadership team voted in support of the measure.
While the Democratic leadership did not issue a recommendation on how to vote, their support for the resolution contrasts sharply with the views of some of their colleagues.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez also voiced strong opposition during a speech on the House floor, characterizing Kirk as a figure who believed the Civil Rights Act was a mistake and who had made antisemitic remarks. “We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was,”
Ocasio-Cortez stated, adding that his “rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.”
Kirk, who was assassinated on September 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University, was also honored by the Senate with a similar resolution and the establishment of a “National Day of Remembrance.”
The resolution honoring Kirk describes politically motivated violence as “antithetical to the principles of a free republic.”
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