Home News Karoline Leavitt rebukes Democrats for not condemning Charlie Kirk's murder: 'Truly a sad moment'White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt condemned political violence Monday during the first press briefing since the murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, and condemned Democrats who voted against a resolution condemning his murder. "This was a simple gesture of human decency to denounce political violence," she said. "I wish I could say that this was only a fringe group, but 96 votes is nearly half of the entire House Democrat caucus." "A number of those same Democrats took to the House floor to smear Charlie Kirk's name. She noted that left-wing political violence and threats of political assassination have proliferated in recent years.