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Senator Ruben Gallego is seeking to block the Pentagon from granting full military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, a Capitol riot participant, arguing her actions disqualify her from such honors and criticizing the decision as inappropriate given her role in the January 6 events.
The U.S. government is offering military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, a Capitol rioter and Air Force veteran who was shot and killed during the January 6 attack, as part of a move influenced by political considerations and her martyr status among Republicans, despite previous denials of such honors.
The US Air Force announced it will offer military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, a supporter of Trump who was shot during the January 6 Capitol riot, marking a controversial gesture amid ongoing political debates about her death and the events of that day.
The Air Force has decided to offer military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, a Capitol riot victim and Air Force veteran, after reviewing her death circumstances, reversing a previous denial, amidst ongoing political debates about her role and the events of January 6, 2021.
The U.S. Air Force will provide military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt, a veteran killed during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, after the Biden administration initially denied the honors. Babbitt, who served in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the UAE, was shot by Capitol Police while attempting to enter a restricted area. The Trump administration previously settled a wrongful death lawsuit with her family, and Trump pardoned many involved in the riot.