On Thursday morning, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) posted a clip of himself lashing out at Republicans over the imminent government shutdown, but commentators on Bluesky were more interested in his vote to honor conservative gadfly Charlie Kirk that had just concluded.

The honor, which is purely ceremonial, stated, “Charlie Kirk became one of the most prominent voices in America, engaging in respectful, civil discourse across college campuses, media platforms, and national forums, always seeking to elevate truth, foster understanding, and strengthen the Republic.”

Jeffries was one of 94 Democrats to vote in favor of the bill, but, as the leader of Democrats in the chamber, he ended up being on the receiving end of a wave of outrage.

As one critic wrote on Bluesky, “You're a complete disgrace voting to honor a bigot and enemy of democracy like Kirk. Shame on you. Resign.”

Pointing out that Jeffries had claimed that Republicans would “own” a possible shutdown, another added, “You voted to honor racism you will always own that.”

“You voted to honor Charlie Kirk??? My god, grow a set and defend the people he attacked! You need to, at the very least, be removed from leadership, and better yet, be removed from Congress. Such a useless POS at this point,” complained LgLover.

On X, pollster Adam Carlson pointed out, “Hakeem Jeffries voted to honor Charlie Kirk before he endorsed Zohran Mamdani.”

Veteran Lewis Medlock offered, “No one fails to meet the moment like Hakeem Jeffries.”

Daily Kos reporter Oliver Willis linked to a clip of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) detailing Kirk’s racist history on the floor of the House and dryly added, “This is the person [Jeffries] voted to honor.”

“WTAF? Hakeem Jeffries, along with the rest of House Democratic leadership is voting yes on a resolution to honor fascist Charlie Kirk,” activist Heidi Li Feldman wrote.