Fallen Capitol Cop’s Family Snubs GOP Leaders Who Stood by Trump

Sicknicks refuse to shake hands with McConnell, McCarthy
Ceremony honored officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6

At a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony held to honor the law enforcement officers who defended the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, some honorees skipped shaking hands with GOP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy.Source: Bloomberg

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By Zach C Cohen

December 6, 2022 at 7:48 PM UTC

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The family of a Capitol Police officer who died after the Jan. 6 insurrection refused to shake hands with the two top Republican congressional leaders and later slammed them for failing to fully denounce former President Donald Trump.

Relatives of Brian Sicknick, who was assaulted by rioters and died the next day of what the medical examiner ruled were natural causes, snubbed Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in a receiving line at an event to award Congressional Gold Medals to the law enforcement officers who defended building the riot.