A silent tribute for slain conservative Charlie Kirk on the House turned tense after Republican Colorado lawmaker Lauren Boebert requested a spoken prayer.
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AmomentofsilenceforCharlieKirkontheHousefloorWednesdaydevolvedintoashoutingmatchafteraRepublicanrepresentativedemandedaprayerbesaidoutloudfortheconservativewhowasshotearlierintheday.
AslawmakersstoodsilentlyinamostlyfilledHouseofRepresentativeschamberduringamomentofsilencefortheconservativewhowasshotandkilledatUtahValleyUniversityduringanon-campuseventWednesday,ColoradoRepublicanRep.LaurenBoebertdemandedaspokenprayer.
“PleaseriseforamomentofprayerforCharlieKirkandhisfamily,”HouseSpeakerMikeJohnsonsaid.Lawmakersobligedforseveralseconds,beforereturningtoregularorder.However,oncethatstartedtohappen,Boebertspokeup.
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“Silentprayersgetsilentresults,”Boebertsaid.Shecouldalsobeheardaskingforaprayertobesaid“outloud.”
TheColoradoRepub
