Senator Katie Britt Calls Charlie Kirk's Killing a Political Assassination at Senate Press Conference
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Senator Katie Britt Calls Charlie Kirk's Killing a Political Assassination at Senate Press Conference
Senator Katie Britt opens her remarks at a Senate press conference by addressing Charlie Kirk's killing. She tells the room that what happened was sickening, disgusting, and a political assassination, and says every senator present has a duty to describe it in exactly those terms rather than softening the language. Britt reflects on Kirk's faith as the center of his life, offers prayers for his wife and children, and notes that her own kids were among the countless young Americans he influenced, saying she spent the previous night talking through the killing with them because it felt unthinkable that this could happen in the United States. She closes by calling for a moment of unity and peace, though her remarks are cut off before she finishes the thought.
Senator Katie Britt opens by thanking Senators Amy Klobuchar, Lindsey Graham, and Richard Blumenthal for organizing the discussion and giving colleagues a chance to focus on what happened to Charlie Kirk. She tells the room that political violence has no place in America, calling what occurred sickening and disgusting, and insists on using precise language for it: a political assassination. She argues that everyone present has a duty and an obligation to call it exactly that.
Charlie Kirk's Faith, Family, and Influence
Britt turns to what she says mattered most to Kirk personally, his faith, along with his wife and children, offering her prayers for them. She notes that Kirk's influence reached countless Americans and people around the world, including her own children, and says she spent the previous night talking through the killing with them, describing the entire situation as unthinkable in the United States.
A Call for Unity and Peace
Britt closes by saying that now is the time for unity and the time for peace, though the available remarks cut off before she completes the thought.
