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Members of the European Parliament dramatically refused a request to honor Charlie Kirk via a minute’s silence in the chamber Thursday.

Kirk, 31, was tragically killed Wednesday as he addressed students at Utah Valley University, sending shock waves across the nation.

Kirk was known for mobilizing young conservatives and was appearing on college campuses with Turning Point USA. President Donald Trump called him “the best of America.”

Over in the E.U., Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described the attack on Kirk when he was shot dead as “a deep wound for democracy.”

SPORTS WORLD REACTS TO CHARLIE KIRK SHOOTING DEATH: ‘PRAYERS FOR HIS FAMILY’

Swedish MEP Charlie Weimers, of the European Conservatives and Reformists group asked colleague

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