The family of a deceased Capitol police officer refused to shake hands with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., during a ceremony honoring U.S. Capitol Police and D.C. Metropolitan Police.
Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick's family didn't shake hands with Sen. Mitch McConnell and Rep. Kevin McCarthy during a Jan. 6 medal ceremony.WASHINGTON– The family of a deceased Capitol police officer refused to shake hands with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., during a ceremony Tuesday honoring U.S.
Capitol Police and D.C. Metropolitan Police. U.S. Capitol Police officer who suffered strokesDuring the ceremony, Sicknick's two brothers and parents approached Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and shook his hand. They continued down the line of lawmakers standing in front of the podium, bypassing McConnell and McCarthy. The Sicknicks kept walking, declining to shake hands with the GOP leaders.
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