Pelosi Calls Capitol Police Officer Who Died After Jan. 6 Riot a ‘Martyr for Democracy’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is continuing to honor U.S. Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick who died following the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Speaking with reporters on Thursday, Pelosi touched on the…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is continuing to honor U.S. Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick who died following the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Speaking with reporters on Thursday, Pelosi touched on the “connection among our Capitol police and how they mourned the loss of their colleague.”
“Indeed Officer Sicknick is a martyr for democracy,” the House speaker added. She also noted the other officers who died following the riot, saying they will be honored as well “sometime soon.”
She said, “When it came to danger in the Capitol, Officer Sicknick and the Capitol police, whom we are enormously grateful… put themselves between us and the violence, saving lives and defending democracy.”
Watch Pelosi’s comments below:
Sicknick died from injuries sustained on Jan. 6 when pro-Trump protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
This week, Sicknick lied in honor in the U.S. Capitol, becoming the third police officer to receive the honor. His remains were then taken to Arlington National Cemetery to be buried.
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