{"id":15713,"date":"2025-10-04T18:16:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T18:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=15713"},"modified":"2025-10-04T18:16:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T18:16:50","slug":"house-floor-erupts-in-chaos-after-moment-of-silence-for-charlie-kirk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=15713","title":{"rendered":"House Floor Erupts in Chaos After Moment of Silence for Charlie Kirk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The House floor erupted in shouting on Wednesday after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) held a moment of silence to honor conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot at an event at Utah Valley University.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div id=\"e1c09a52-67a1-44a3-a58e-fc2bf67380c6\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Johnson told reporters before heading to the chamber that he would pause proceedings in Kirk\u2019s memory. After the moment of silence, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) requested that a prayer be read, prompting Democrats to yell \u201cno.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The exchange escalated when Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) shouted at Democrats, \u201cYou f***ing own this.\u201d Democrats fired back by pointing to a Colorado school shooting earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPass some gun laws,\u201d one Democrat shouted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>Speaking to reporters later, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) echoed Luna\u2019s frustration. \u201cDemocrats own what happened today,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) introduced a resolution that initially addressed the shooting before Kirk\u2019s death was confirmed. He later changed the language to condemn the \u201chorrific political assassination,\u201d praising Kirk as a \u201cfaith-based conservative spokesman and thought leader.\u201d Several Republicans signed on to the resolution.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1965893481483874792&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Fhouse-chaos-95000%2F&amp;sessionId=39a85ef4bc04ed9454818ffd71386387eaacc50a&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1965893481483874792\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">Advertisement<\/p>\n<div id=\"as5808\" data-title=\"You Might Also Like\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Johnson condemned political violence when speaking with reporters before Kirk\u2019s death was confirmed. \u201cWe need everyone who has a platform to say this loudly and clearly, we can settle disagreements and disputes in a civil manner, and political violence must be called out, and it has to stop,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk, 31, co-founded Turning Point USA, a conservative group that has been influential in mobilizing young voters to the Republican Party and to support President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA, lost his life following a gunshot on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>President Donald Trump confirmed the tragic news via a post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Video posted from the event appeared to show Kirk being shot as he spoke from under a white pop-up tent. After the shot, the crowd dispersed, with onlookers shouting, \u201cRun, run, run!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Support and calls for prayers poured in across social media, including from President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe attack on Charlie Kirk is disgusting, vile, and reprehensible. In the United States of America, we must reject political violence in EVERY form,\u201d Newsom tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting occurred at approximately 12:20 p.m., according to a statement made by Ellen Treanor, Associate Vice President, Strategic Communication Management at Utah Valley University, to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a speaker, Charlie Kirk, who was invited by a student group, Turning Point USA, who was speaking on campus today at noon,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt about 12:20 shots were fired from a building about 200 yards from the speaker. To the best of our knowledge, the individual was hit and was taken away immediately by his security personnel,\u201d Treanor said. \u201cThe campus is closed for the rest of the day and our campus police has a suspect and custody.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\">\n<div data-delay=\"4000\" data-block=\"12\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Seconds before Charlie Kirk was shot, he was heard on video answering a question about transgender mass shooters.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at the exchange:<\/p>\n<p><em>Audience member: \u201cDo you know how many transgender Americans have been mass shooters over the last 10 years?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Kirk: \u201cToo many.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The same audience member went on say the number is five, and proceeded to ask if Kirk knows how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last 10 years.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Kirk: \u201cCounting or not counting gang violence?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House floor erupted in shouting on Wednesday after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) held a moment of silence to honor conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot at an &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15713"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15715,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15713\/revisions\/15715"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}