WASHINGTON >> The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a resolution honoring conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed last week while addressing a college audience in Utah.
The Republican-controlled chamber voted 310-58 to approve the measure, which honors Kirk’s life and legacy while also condemning political violence, including Kirk’s assassination.
Kirk’s killing last week while he addressed a college audience in Utah has sparked a political furor across the U.S., with President Donald Trump and his allies vowing a crackdown on left-leaning groups that they portray as bent on undermining national unity.
There is no evidence the 22-year-old Utah man who killed Kirk with a single rifle shot had organized outside help in plotting his attack. The House vote