FILE PHOTO: Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder, puts on a MAGA hat during the AmericaFest 2024 conference sponsored by conservative group Turning Point in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. December 19, 2024. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo

A House Republican resolution to honor slain conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk is being seen by Democrats as a set up, according to Axios.

Kirk's extreme far-right views drew no favor from the Democrats, who see this resolution as a trap, because, Axios explains, "anything short of a unanimous vote for the resolution could be a messaging coup for Republicans."

One anonymous House Democrat bluntly told Axios, "People are worried that we're being totally set up," noting that a bipartisan resolution condemning the shootings of Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota, which resulted in the murder of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, passed the House 424 to 0 in June.

The resolution, sponsored by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and co-sponsored by 165 House Republicans but no Democrats, praises Kirk as a "courageous American patriot" who sought to "elevate truth, foster understanding, and strengthen the Republic," saying he "personified the values of the First Amendment, exercising his God-given right to speak freely, challenge prevailing narratives, and did so with honor, courage, and respect for his fellow Americans."

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), is planning to vote against the resolution, and told Axios that "Democrats should not be like Republicans who have 'abdicated their duties out of fear.'"

While other Democrats told Axios they plan to vote "present" another anonymous House Democrat said, "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."

So far, the only Democrat who plans to vote yes on it is Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), who told Axios, "I disagreed with him on a lot of things, but that doesn't change the fact that he was shot in the neck on live TV in front of his kids and wife," adding, "We talk about bringing the temperature down, this is one way to do that."

House Democrats were expected to hold a closed-door meeting Thursday that was expected to touch on the Kirk issue.

"I think leadership is trying to focus on the big picture. Unfortunately, shiny objects are what run Washington too often," another anonymous House Democrat told Axios.