Family of fallen Capitol Police officer refuses to shake hands with McCarthy, McConnell at medal ceremony
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The family of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick — his mother, father and brother —refused to shake hands with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy at a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring the police departments that worked to save the U.S. Capitol during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
Over 140 officers were injured protecting the Capitol, including Sicknick, who was sprayed with a chemical substance outside the Capitol, collapsed eight hours later and died a day later of multiple strokes.
His brother Ken Sicknick told CBS News that Republican leaders "have no idea what integrity is."
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