House Democrats are fretting over the optics of an upcoming vote on a resolution to honor Charlie Kirk and condemn the MAGA commentator’s assassination.

Democrats worry that if the resolution for Kirk—a highly divisive figure known for inflammatory rhetoric—is not passed unanimously, Republicans will exploit the vote to suggest Democrats are unwilling to condemn political violence or unite the country.

“People are worried that we’re being totally set up,” one House Democrat told Axios. The lawmaker noted that a resolution condemning the shootings of Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota was passed in the House in June by 424–0.

“I always try to be respectful in times of tragedy or horrific events like this, but…they are politicizing his death in ways I’m not comfortable with,” another

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