Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) reminded the audience on Sunday that she was the real victim of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s rhetoric, explaining to CNN anchor Dana Bash that was why she could not support the House Resolution condemning his assassination.

Crockett joined Bash on Sunday’s broadcast of “State of the Union” to explain why she’d voted no — and she went on to equate Kirk with “confederate relics” and complaining that not enough white people had voted no along with her.

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HOLD MY BEER, ILAN: Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) refers to Charlie Kirk as a “New Age (Confederate) relic” while explaining her “no” vote on the memorial resolution passed by the House. pic.twitter.com/av4mHQhL6V

— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) September 21, 2025

Bash raised the topic of the House resolution, noting that Crockett had been among the 58 Democrats who voted no, and asked her about it.

Crockett began by complaining that only two of the “no” votes had been from white members of congress, adding, “honestly that hurts my heart.”

“The rhetoric that Charlie Kirk continuously put out there was rhetoric that specifically targeted people of color,” she claimed, and although she gave no evidence to back up that claim, Bash offered no challenge. “And so it is unfortunate that even our colleagues could not see how harmful his rhetoric was specifically to us. And I can tell you that a month prior to him passing away, he had actually gotten out on his podcast and he was talking negatively about me directly.”

“So if there was any way that I was going to honor somebody who decided that they were just going to negatively talk about me and proclaim that I was somehow involved in the great white replacement?” she continued. “Yeah, I‘m not honoring that kind of stuff, especially as a civil rights attorney and … knowing that there were people that died, people that were willing to die, that worked to make sure that voices like mine could exist in this place.”

“So to me, just like we wanted to make sure that those Confederate relics were taken down, the idea of a new age relic being propped up was something that I just could not subscribe to. And it is unfortunate that more of my colleagues, even on my side of the aisle, could not see the amount of harm that this man was attempting to inflict upon our communities,” Crockett concluded.

Conservative commentator Scott Jennings fired back at Crockett later in the day, saying, “Charlie Kirk targeted NOBOBY. He was not racist in any way.”

🚨 JUST IN: Scott Jennings FIRES BACK at Jasmine Crockett who claimed Charlie Kirk was racist – and got zero pushback from CNN’s Dana Bash. pic.twitter.com/ZeftWo65f9

“Charlie Kirk targeted NOBOBY. He was not racist in ANY WAY! I’ve listened to hours and hours and hours and hours…

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 21, 2025

Ben Shapiro weighed in on Sunday on the lasting legacy of conservative commentator and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated just over a week earlier during a campus event at Utah Valley University.

The Daily Wire editor emeritus spoke with Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy about Kirk just hours ahead of a massive memorial service that was set to take place in Kirk’s home state of Arizona, and he said that the way Kirk had engaged with people was something that would stand the test of time.

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.@pdoocy: What will Charlie Kirk’s legacy be? @benshapiro: Charlie’s legacy in death will be the same as it was in life but significantly larger…Charlie was about convincing people that the conservative, Biblical way of thinking is correct…He spent his life pursuing that. pic.twitter.com/Eb8atritZS

— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) September 21, 2025

“A year from now, what will Charlie Kirk’s legacy be?” Doocy asked.

“I think Charlie’s legacy in will be death the same as it was in life but significantly, significantly larger,” Shapiro began. “And that will be the thought of him on campuses, having open, robust discussions, convincing people, because Charlie was about convincing people that the conservative way of thinking, the Biblical way of thinking, was correct, and he spent his life pursuing that.”

“He also happened to be behind the scenes an unbelievably good coalition builder, and so I think that that is going to be part of his legacy as well,” Shapiro added.

Indeed, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. credited Kirk with bringing him into the coalition that ultimately helped propel President Donald Trump back into the White House in November of 2024.

Shapiro also addressed the idea of safety at Kirk’s memorial, where someone had been arrested one day earlier, and he said that the current political climate had many Americans constantly looking over their shoulders.

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🔥Peter Doocy asks Ben Shapiro who’s at the State Farm Arena for the Charlie Kirk Memorial if it FEELS SAFE ?
Shapiro says “ It feels safe but that’s part of the problem with the country now..what feels safe? Charlie spent a lot of time on campuses..he had a security team and… pic.twitter.com/tYrSbr7JUx

— Johnny St.Pete (@JohnMcCloy) September 21, 2025

“It feels safe but that’s part of the problem with the country now,” he said. “What feels safe? Charlie spent a lot of time on campuses..he had a security team and obviously Charlie wasn’t safe.”