Jasmine Crockett Rips Kirk With False Claim On Day Of His Memorial

Democrats continue to reveal their true feelings about the late Charlie Kirk — and about millions of conservatives who supported him.

Appearing on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) doubled down on her vote against a House resolution honoring Kirk’s life and legacy. Crockett refused to offer sympathy for the Turning Point USA founder, smearing him instead as a “racist bigot.”

“The rhetoric that Charlie Kirk continuously put out there was rhetoric that specifically targeted people of color,” Crockett claimed. “So it is unfortunate that even our colleagues cannot see how harmful his rhetoric was, specifically to us (people of color).”

Crockett admitted part of her opposition was personal, recalling that Kirk had criticized her just weeks before his assassination.

“And I can tell you that a month prior to him passing away… He was talking negatively about me, directly,” she complained. “So, if there was anyone I was going to honor, somebody who decided they were just going to negatively talk about me and proclaim that I was somehow involved in the ‘Great White Replacement,’ yeah, I’m not going to honor that kind of stuff.”

Crockett also objected to the fact that only two white Democrats voted against honoring Kirk, suggesting the vote exposed racial divisions inside her own party.

Manchin: Trump Can Bring America Together

While Crockett was airing grievances, a former Democratic senator stunned viewers on Fox News by striking a very different tone.

Joe Manchin, the longtime West Virginia Democrat who left the Senate last year, told anchor Martha MacCallum that President Donald J. Trump is the only political leader capable of uniting the country after Kirk’s assassination.

“President Trump is the person who can basically bring us together,” Manchin said. “I’m praying that he’s able to say ‘listen, enough’s enough. C’mon, we’re all Americans. We’ve gotta live in this world together and our country, and keep it the greatest country on earth.’”

Manchin, a self-styled centrist during his Senate career, said he believes Trump has the ability to “calm down all this rhetoric right now” and expose extremists on both sides.

“I’m really hoping. I believe in him. I believe he can do that,” Manchin added.

Heated Congressional Clash

The partisan divide over Kirk’s death was on full display in Congress this week. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) once again accused Republicans of “fascism,” even suggesting it was “not a bad word” if accurate.

Her remarks sparked a fiery clash with Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), who forcefully pushed back as the committee chair struggled to restore order.

The episode underscores just how deep America’s political fault lines have become — with some Democrats embracing smear campaigns and inflammatory rhetoric, while others, like Manchin, acknowledge that only Trump has the strength to bridge the divide.