Capitol Denies Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Lie-in-Honor Request, Jackson Responds
House Speaker Mike Johnson denied Rev. Jesse Jackson's request to lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, meaning Jackson will not be honored there.
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Johnson blocks Jesse Jackson’s Capitol lying-in-honor request
House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.’s family request to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol, saying the decision follows established precedent for who lies in honor and noting other denials (Charlie Kirk, Dick Cheney). Jackson, who died at 84, was praised across party lines; the Rainbow PUSH Coalition founder will lie in repose in Chicago before services in South Carolina and Washington, D.C., with the practice last observed for Jimmy Carter.