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.

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    15 hours ago

    Why would Kirk even be eligible for a moment of silence?!

    He wasn’t a member of state. He wasn’t even on someone’s staff.

    He literally was just some guy. Not even a notable guy. Just some guy that was conservative who, AT BEST, said some controversial things.