Relatives of the late Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick—who died a day after being assaulted by right-wing rioters on January 6, 2021—refused to shake hands with Republican leaders at a Tuesday Congressional Gold Medal ceremony to honor those who defended democracy and the complex during last year's attack.
Video footage of Sicknick's family bypassing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Minority Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.,—who's aiming to be the next speaker—quickly spread on social media and was called both "amazing" and "awkward."
