The Republicans’ chief within the Senate has been snubbed by the household of a police officer who died following the US Capitol riots on 6 January 2021.
It occurred throughout a ceremony held for officers who defended the Washington DC landmark towards Donald Trump supporters.
The officers have been honoured with Congressional gold medals for “courageously answering the call to defend our democracy in one of the nation’s darkest hours”, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi mentioned.
Senate Republican chief Mitch McConnell commented: “Thank you for having our backs. Thank you for saving our country. Thank you for not only being our friends, but our heroes.”
But when the household of Brian Sicknick, who died after struggling two strokes on 7 January, handed Mr McConnell in a line-up, they refused to shake his outstretched hand.
In distinction, the Democrats’ chief within the Senate, Chuck Schumer, acquired a kiss from Gladys Sicknick, the late officer’s mom.
Charles and Gladys Sicknick on the ceremony. Pic: AP
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Recognising the lots of of officers who have been on the Capitol on 6 January, the medals shall be positioned in 4 places: US Capitol Police headquarters, the Metropolitan Police Department, the Capitol and the Smithsonian Institution.
President Joe Biden mentioned one was being positioned on the Smithsonian museum “so all visitors can understand what happened that day”.
“Many of us still carry the mental, physical and emotional scars,” Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee mentioned.
He instructed the officers: “It was your blood, your sweat and your tears that marked these grounds.”
US Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger referred to as it a “day unlike any other in our nation’s history – and for us”.
He added: “It was a day defined by chaos, courage and tragic loss.”
Source: information.sky.com”
