"House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) tried to hold a somber moment of silence for Charlie Kirk on Wednesday, following the horrific news that the MAGA influencer had died from an assassin's bullet. The chair would ask that all members, present in the chamber and those in the gallery, please rise for a moment of prayer for Charlie Kirk and his family, Johnson said before a moment of silence."
"Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) then asked to be recognized. What purpose does the gentlelady from Colorado rise? Johnson said as Boebert spoke but whose comments were not picked up by C-SPAN mics. Following Boebert's comments, shouting could be heard in the chamber as Johnson said, Let's, let's wait a minute. Wait a minute! As shouting continued, Johnson banged his gavel and said, The house will be in order!"
"The Daily Mail's Jon Michael Raasch reported on exactly what Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) yelled back at the Democrats. Consternation on the House floor as Lauren Boebert calls for a moment of prayer for Charlie Kirk and Democrats shout NO!' Raasch wrote, adding: Anna Paulina Luna yells at Dems: You f*cking own this!' Johnson concluded by saying, We will join prayer right after this, okay? He then moved on to swear in newly elected House Democrat, Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA)."
House Speaker Mike Johnson asked that all members rise for a moment of prayer and silence for Charlie Kirk after news of his death. Rep. Lauren Boebert rose and asked to be recognized, and her spoken call for prayer included, 'I believe that silent prayers get silent results,' though her remarks were not picked up by C-SPAN microphones. Following Boebert's comments, shouting erupted in the chamber as members reacted; one lawmaker referenced a recent shooting in Colorado and another shouted to pass a gun law. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna yelled at Democrats, 'You f*cking own this!' Johnson banged his gavel, called the House to order, said prayer would follow, and proceeded to swear in Rep. James Walkinshaw, whose remarks criticized Trump-era policies amid boos.
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