DISGUSTING ACT: AOC Smears Charlie Kirk On The House Floor

This is probably one of the most dishonorable speeches ever given on the House floor.

After voting no on a resolution to honor Charlie Kirk’s life and legacy, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez smeared Charlie Kirk in a speech on the House floor.

AOC stated that Kirk was “ignorant, uneducated, and disenfranchised millions of American voters.”

Here’s AOC’s full statement:

Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) released the following statement after opposing a resolution “honoring the life and legacy” of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk:

“House Republicans today brought to the floor a resolution ‘honoring the life and legacy’ of Charlie Kirk. I voted NO.

“Condemning the depravity of Kirk’s brutal murder is a straightforward matter – one that is especially important to help stabilize an increasingly unsafe and volatile political environment where everyday people feel at risk. We can disagree with Charlie and come together as a country to denounce the horror of killing. That is a bedrock American value.

“It then only underscores the majority’s recklessness and intent to divide by choosing to introduce this resolution on a purely partisan basis, instead of uniting Congress in this tragedy with one of the many bipartisan options to condemn political violence and Kirk’s murder, as we did with the late Melissa Hortman. Instead, the majority proceeded with a resolution that brings great pain to the millions of Americans who endured segregation, Jim Crow, and the legacy of that bigotry today.

“We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was: a man who believed that the Civil Rights Act that granted Black Americans the right to vote was a ‘mistake,’ who after the violent attack on Paul Pelosi claimed that ‘some amazing patriot out there’ should bail out his assailant, and accused Jews of controlling ‘not just the colleges – it’s the nonprofits, it’s the movies, it’s Hollywood, it’s all of it.’ His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans – far from ‘working tirelessly to promote unity’ as asserted by the majority in this resolution.

“It is equally important that Congress unites to reject the government’s attempt to weaponize this moment into an all-out assault on free speech across the country. All in the name of Charlie Kirk, the Trump Administration, and the FCC are now cynically threatening to shut down ABC and any outlets who give airtime to his political critics. This is a disgusting attack on the American people and the very First Amendment rights that define us as a country. It is also ABC’s responsibility to refuse to participate in this corruption and escalation of censorship.

“We continue to pray for Mr. Kirk’s family and loved ones in the wake of this terrible act. I’m thinking especially of his children and his wife, whose grief cannot be measured.”

Watch the moment she said it here:

AOC attacks Charlie Kirk on the House floor after voting no on the resolution honoring his life and legacy.

What an absolute disgrace.

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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 19, 2025

Despite protests from AOC, the House passed the resolution according to The Hill:

The House adopted a resolution honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk and condemning political violence in a largely bipartisan vote Friday that appeared to prove difficult for Democrats.

The vote was 310-58, with 95 Democrats supporting the resolution, which was brought forward by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) nine days after Kirk, a conservative activist, was fatally shot during an open-air rally in Utah.

Thirty-eight Democrats voted “present,” and 58 voted “no.”
It was a politically tough vote for many Democrats, who do not want to celebrate Kirk’s politics but have vehemently condemned the shooting and did not want to be seen as sympathizing with political violence.

Top Democratic leaders informed their caucus Thursday that they would support the resolution but told individual members to vote their conscience. It proved an agonizing decision for many Democrats, especially those representing minority communities, who were sometimes a target of Kirk’s political musings.

Many viewed Kirk as a divisive figure, in the model of President Trump, not the unifier portrayed in the resolution.