Pres. Biden Makes Unannounced US Capitol Go to to Pay Respects to Fallen Officer Brian Sicknick, Murdered in Jan. 6 Coup

President Joe Biden visited the U.S. Capitol Rotunda unannounced at 10 p.m. Tuesday evening to pay his respects to U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who was murdered on duty during Donald Trump’s attempted coup on Jan. 6.

Biden’s schedule didn’t mention that he would be traveling to the Capitol, and he didn’t allow the White House press pool to enter the rotunda. The pool was also not told where the president traveling with the first lady would go.

President Biden has just arrived on Capitol Hill, where a rare award is presented in the Capitol Rotunda to Brian Sicknick, the Capitol Police officer who died of injuries during the riot on Jan. 6. pic.twitter.com/QWa4rwEA51

– Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) February 3, 2021

Officer Sicknick will be in honor starting Tuesday night before he is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Tonight was reserved for Sicknick’s family, along with members of the Capitol Police and the National Guard in which he served.

President Biden pays his respects to Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick, who is now lying in the US Capitol in honor of his “heroism” in the January 6 insurrection https://t.co/viFoJ6TFsb pic.twitter.com/Dkc2JRVOPN

– CBS News (@CBSNews) February 3, 2021

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– Steve Herman (@ W7VOA) February 3, 2021

President Biden worked in the U.S. Capitol for decades, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell noted, and he would have known Officer Sicknick personally.

House Democratic and Republican leaders are also in attendance:

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– Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) February 3, 2021

President Biden and the First Lady have arrived at the U.S. Capitol to pay their respects to fallen officer Brian Sicknick. https://t.co/JuDHlmtTWY

– MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 3, 2021

MSNBC and CNN fully aired the ceremony. Fox News didn’t air any part of it, as far as NCRM could tell. CNN’s senior media reporter confirms:

With CNN and MSNBC broadcasting live footage from the U.S. Capitol while the fallen officer is honored, Fox is sticking to @ seanhannity’s normal show with no coverage.

– Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) February 3, 2021

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