House Speaker Mike Johnson mourned the shooting of Charlie Kirk and held a moment of silence for the esteemed conservative organizer and Turning Point USA founder after he was fatally shot in the neck at Utah Valley University.

“We ask everyone to pray for him and his family,” Johnson told reporters before the moment of silence. “This is detestable what’s happened. Political violence has become all too common in American society.”

“This is not who we are. It violates the core principles of our country.” 7

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After the brief moment of silence in the House chamber, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Co.) then rose and asked for a spoken prayer, arguing that “silent prayers get silent results.”

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