Officers who responded to the Capitol attack pointedly refused to shake hands with the two GOP leaders as they received top honors from Congress Tuesday.
Police officers who responded to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and some of their family members pointedly declined to shake the hands of Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy as they accepted Congressional Gold Medals on Tuesday.
Officers shook hands with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as they accepted the medals, but quickly moved past the House and Senate Republican leaders — despite McConnell outstretching his hand. All senior congressional leaders were participating in the event to honor U.S. Capitol Police officers, Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police and others who responded during the riot.
“May this medal — the highest honor that Congress can bestow — serve as a token of our nation’s deepest gratitude and respect: not as full but as a token,” Pelosi said prior to awarding the medals at a ceremony that took place in the Capitol Rotunda.
Among those who walked past the congressional leaders were the family of Brian Sicknick, a U.S. Capitol Police officer who died in the days following the attack and later lay in honor in the Capitol.
In ceremony remarks after the snub, McConnell and McCarthy both thanked the officers for their heroics during that day.
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All senior congressional leaders joined the Jan. 6 gold medal ceremony to honor officers who responded during the riot.
Among those who snubbed McConnell and McCarthy was the family of Brian Sicknick, a Capitol Police officer who died after the attack. https://t.co/gMnibkG0vS
— POLITICO (@politico) December 6, 2022
Police officers who responded to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack pointedly refused to shake hands with Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy as they received Congressional Gold Medals today. pic.twitter.com/RD4YB9bPHq
— POLITICO (@politico) December 6, 2022
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) December 6, 2022
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