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The Dems' disdain for Charlie Kirk showed, even on the day of his memorial.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, slammed others in her party for not opposing the resolution honoring him, saying it "hurt [her] heart" that only two White Democrats voted no.
She claimed Kirk's rhetoric targeted people of color. In total, 58 House Dems voted against it. President Trump fired back: "It tells you that they're deranged."
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Erika Kirk gets emotional during a memorial service for her husband, Charlie Kirk, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
People listen during a worship song before the start of a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (John Locher/AP)
Despite calls to deescalate, Dems still labeled Trump a fascist and skipped Kirk's memorial in Arizona, and only six attended the earlier Capitol vigil.
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who are among Kirk's harshest critics, also didn't hold back. Omar claimed Kirk's legacy belongs "in the dustbin of history."
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at the NYCLU's May Day rally for workers and immigrants' rights at Foley Square on May 1, 2025, in New York. (Angelina Katsanis/AP Photo)
Ocasio-Cortez previously called Kirk's views "ignorant [and] uneducated."
At the memorial, former Trump administration official Ben Carson appeared to fire back: "I've seen him run circles around people with college degrees."
Chad Pergram currently serves as a senior congressional correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.
