Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., said Thursday on Newsmax that the “void” left by conservative activist Charlie Kirk following his assassination must be met by filling the halls of Congress with retired military “freedom fighters.”
“He was a voice of a lot of youth that talked about conservatism, a better future, private enterprise, and he really became the voice, I think, of reason, of articulation, of point,” Zinke told “Carl Higbie FRONTLINE.” “The void in his absence … You know SEAL PAC. As you know, there’s six [Navy] SEALs in Congress, there’s one in the Senate, and we’re actively recruiting SEALs to now serve again. I think it’s important. We need freedom fighters. Society is now, when you have a conservative voice, they’re trying to quell that voice, in many cases, assassinate that voice – with Charlie – shut down the message. This is an important moment in American history and those that have served, we need them to serve again on the front lines.”
Speaking on the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, Zinke was asked if America has forgotten how to come together in unity like it did on Sept. 12, 2001.
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