"Driving the news: Leavitt was asked during a Monday press briefing whether Trump wants Congress to pass an annual national holiday honoring Kirk. "That's an interesting question. I'm sure he wouldn't oppose such a thing," Leavitt said. The White House declined to comment further. Zoom out: Congress has already moved to honor Kirk after his assassination earlier this month. The Senate passed a resolution last week creating a "National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk" to be on his birthday, October 14. The House approved it on Sept. 19."
"The House passed a separate resolution celebrating Kirk as a "courageous American patriot" who sought to "elevate truth." Democrats feared violent backlash if they didn't support it. Flashback: Speaking Sunday at Kirk's memorial service, Trump said Kirk was "violently killed because he spoke for freedom and justice, for God, country, for reason, and for common sense." "He's a martyr now for American freedom," Trump added."
Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA and an influential MAGA podcaster, was fatally shot while speaking in Utah on Sept. 10. During a Monday press briefing, Leavitt was asked whether Trump wants Congress to pass an annual national holiday honoring Kirk and responded, "That's an interesting question. I'm sure he wouldn't oppose such a thing." The White House declined to comment further. The Senate passed a resolution creating a "National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk" on his birthday, October 14, and the House approved it on Sept. 19. The House also passed a separate resolution calling Kirk a "courageous American patriot" who sought to "elevate truth," with Democrats reportedly fearing violent backlash if they did not support it. At Kirk's memorial, Trump described Kirk as "violently killed" and called him "a martyr now for American freedom."
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