Charlie Kirk‘s supporters have been paying tribute to him since he was shot to death on Wednesday … and, a few of his close friends in Congress are trying to immortalize him on Capitol Hill forever.
12 Republicans in the House of Representatives signed a letter addressed to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson … which begins by laying out Wednesday’s tragic events before highlighting all the good Kirk’s done via Turning Point USA.
The letter calls out the political left for creating “a toxic environment where one side finds it acceptable to stoke fear and violence to silence civil dissent” … then asks Speaker Johnson to direct that a statue of Kirk be placed in the United States Capitol.
The signees argue Kirk’s statue will serve as a reminder that political disagreement shouldn’t be answered with political violence.
Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna shared the letter to X … and, she told her followers, she wouldn’t be in Congress if Kirk hadn’t advocated for her so strongly. She was the first to sign the letter.
Among other notable names who signed on … Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert, Atlanta Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, Illnois Rep. Mary Miller and Missouri Rep. Eric Burlison, among others.
This might be a long shot, if we’re being honest … the Capitol Building has precious few statues in it — and, the topic of Kirk caused controversy when brought up right after his death.
ICYMI … Speaker Johnson held a moment of silence in the House of Representatives for Kirk after he was shot — before Representative Boebert asked for an audible prayer as well.
Democrats opposed on the grounds that other tragic shootings hadn’t received such a gesture on the House floor … and Representative Luna then yelled and claimed the Dems caused the Kirk shooting.
Kirk was killed after a bullet struck him in the neck on the Utah Valley University campus. Law enforcement authorities are still searching for the shooter.
