Shouting broke out on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday during a moment of silence for conservative activist Charlie Kirk.<br />Kirk was fatally shot earlier in the day during an event on Utah Valley University campus in Orem, Utah.<br />House Speaker Mike Johnson asked House members in the gallery "rise for a moment of prayer for Charlie Kirk and his family." <br />But shortly into the silence, Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Colorado Republican, spoke out from the floor to call for a spoken prayer. Democrat representatives quickly yelled back at her in response, leading to a bipartisan shouting match.
