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At a memorial service for Charlie Kirk inside the U.S. Capitol Monday night, there were just a handful of Democrats reportedly in attendance. Among them was Congressman Chris Pappas, of New Hampshire, who's running for the Senate in next year's election.
"Not a time to throw gasoline on the fire"
Why did he go?
"This is a time when I think all elected leaders need to be thinking about how we bring the country together and lower the temperature," he said. "This is not a time to inflame divisions."
But in Washington, that's not a universally held opinion.
"Looks like [Kirk's alleged killer] was radicalized over the Internet, and it's radicalized on the left," said Pres