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.
There’s absolutely no reason for any body of government, anywhere in the world, or anyone to hold a minute of silence for Charlie Kirk. He’s done nothing of value to humanity or mankind.
Net negative, even. He even died while deflecting a question about gun violence.
Lets hold a moment of silence to thank god for removing a fascist propagandist from the earth might be okay.