Right-wing lawmakers pushed for a tribute to the U.S. conservative influencer who was shot dead.

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola on Thursday rejected a bid by right-wing factions to hold a minute of silence for slain U.S. conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.

The initiative was first proposed by Charlie Weimers, an MEP from the right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), as a symbolic measure “to declare that our right to freedom of speech cannot be extinguished,” according to an email chain with dozens of MEPs that was seen by POLITICO.

  • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
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    4 days ago

    Yeah, the GOP keeps trying to make this asshole into something more than he’s not. He wasn’t even part of ANY government service. Like, this clown wasn’t even a local parks and rec employee of a small town.

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      3 days ago

      the GOp need something to unify the disarra-yed supporters of magats. THE MSM will just sweep this under the rug like they did with RUSH, ONCE THE NEWS cycle blows over, they did nothing of noteworthy to benefit society so they will just disappear as soon as people reorient themselves with epstein again.