(15 Sep 2025)
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Washington, DC – 15 September 2025
1. Mid of vigil for Charlie Kirk at the U.S. Capitol
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House
"This has been a very difficult week in America. There’s a wide range of emotions that have been felt by the American people and, frankly, by leaders in the nation’s capital."
3. Mid of vigil in Statuary Hall
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House
"Our friend Charlie did not pass away in a car accident. He was assassinated for standing for his political beliefs, and so it’s, for so many of us, it has felt as if the ground has been shaken, and it’s not just the people assembled here, of course. It involves students on university campuses around America.
5. Cutaway of vigil
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House
"What we do know about Charlie is that he would not want us to be overcome by despair. He would want us to carry the message forward, to honor his memory, and to expand the legacy they left behind."
7. Cutaway of vigil
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep Steve Scalise, Majority Leader
"And we can never live in fear. We can never let whatever people think drives them not to debate, but to try to resort to political violence. It can never be accepted as the norm in this great country. It goes against everything that our country was founded upon."
9. Cutaway of vigil
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House
"Father, we pray for Erika, Charlie’s young widow, their two precious children. For the Kirk family, for everyone associated with Turning Point, all the employees and the volunteers and all of these students, Father, around the country who are united in this cause, we pray that you would encourage them, encourage their hearts and their spirits and all us as Americans to stand for those great things and to remember that we are One Nation, under God."
11. Wide of lawmakers leaving Statuary Hall after vigil
STORYLINE:
House Speaker Mike Johnson led a vigil at the U.S. Capitol for Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated during a college event in Utah last week.
“This has been a very difficult week in America,” Johnson said as he opened the service.
Lawmakers gathered in Statuary Hall, many holding electric candles, for the evening vigil. Some people cried, and candles were left by a large photo of Kirk and his family.
The vigil was mainly attended by Republican lawmakers from the House, but a few Democrats were also in attendance.
Johnson closed in prayer, seeking encouragement for Americans to remember that “we are indeed one nation under God.”
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