Conservative CNN commentator Scott Jennings fired back at Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas over what he called a "malicious smear" against Charlie Kirk, whose memorial was held Sunday.
Crockett said minority members of Congress mostly voted against a motion to honor the life and legacy of Kirk, based on their opinion that the slain conservative activist made racist statements against people of color.
'I hear people say we need to come together and both sides need to turn down the rhetoric, a lot of people saying that need to look inward right now.'
"When I saw the no votes, they were only two Caucasians. For the most part, the only people that voted no were people of color," Crockett said to CNN, "because the rhetoric that Charlie Kirk continuously put out there was rhetoric