Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, blasted House Democrats who voted against a resolution condemning the murder of conservative leader Charlie Kirk, telling Newsmax that partisan "pettiness" prevented the chamber from presenting a united front against political violence.
Appearing Monday on "National Report," Fallon contrasted last week's vote on the Kirk resolution with a recent unanimous House measure denouncing the killing of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman.
"We had the unfortunate killing of the state representative in Minnesota, and that resolution condemning that act of political violence passed unanimously," Fallon said. "This is what Charlie Kirk's resolution should have been like as well. But unfortunately, it wasn't because some Democrats just can't bring themselves to really embrace unity."
Kirk, co-founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, was killed earlier this month in what authorities have described as an act of political violence.
Fallon said that while not everyone agreed with Kirk's views, "that doesn't mean you can't come together and condemn political violence and condemn his killing and honor his legacy because he focused on discourse. He wanted us to have debate. He wanted us to have a spirited exchange of ideas in the public square. And what's wrong with that?
"That's going to make our republic stronger. And an act of evil took him away from us, and we should have come together as a chamber."
Instead, Fallon said, 58 Democrats opposed the measure, which passed the GOP-led House.
"Unfortunately, 58 Democrats chose really pettiness and ignorance," he said.
Fallon also paid tribute to Kirk's widow, Erika, whose public forgiveness of the suspect moved him deeply.
"His legacy is going to live on," Fallon said. "His wife, Erika, really is a true inspiration — to forgive the evil killer is something that, I mean, she's a better Christian than I. That is amazing."
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