Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will lead a vigil in memory of conservative activist and commentator Charlie Kirk in the Capitol on Monday evening, open to all members of both parties.

The memorial will take place in Statuary Hall at 6:15 p.m. EDT, just ahead of House votes. Johnson will give remarks and prayers in wake of Kirk’s assassination last week.

Johnson will be joined by House leadership and other members of Congress, according to an advisory.

The vigil comes after Johnson led a silent moment of prayer on the House floor for Kirk in the hours following the shooting last week, which devolved into a shouting match between Republicans and Democrats after Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) requested a prayer to be spoken out loud.

And it also follows a prayer vigil that was held for Kirk

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