Karoline Leavitt rebukes Liberals for not condemning Charlie Kirk's murder
Karoline Leavitt rebukes Democrats for not condemning Charlie Kirk's murder: Truly a sad moment
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt condemned political violence Monday during the first press briefing since the murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, and condemned Democrats who voted against a resolution condemning his murder.
Leavitt's comments came hours before President Donald Trump formally declared Antifa a domestic terrorist organization via executive order.
"The heartwarming response from the overwhelming majority of the American people over the past two weeks is all of the proof that you need [to know] the assassin who took Charlie's life can destroy flesh and blood, but he can never destroy the values that Charlie stood for," she said.
"All across the country, millions of Americans have prayed, hosted vigils, attended church services, became politically engaged for the first time and honored the legacy of Charlie and the ideals he died speaking for."
Kirk was shot dead in Utah on Sept. 10 by an alleged 22-year-old assassin who reportedly was living with a trans-identified partner, harbored leftist political views and had ties to the left-wing organization Antifa.
Leavitt criticized House Democrats who voted against a resolution last week to formally condemn his assassination, which split Democrats last Friday as 95 voted to approve the ceremonial measure, 58 voted against it, 38 voted present and 22 abstained.