Debate Over Military Honors for Ashli Babbitt
TL;DR
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.
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- Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego seeks to block Ashli Babbitt from military funeral honors CBS News
- Letter: A Capitol rioter was killed while trying to prevent a peaceful transfer of power. Now she’s being honored. The Salt Lake Tribune
- Triumph of the Insurrectionists The Atlantic
- Opinion: Ugly scenery on road to totalitarian state Post Register
- Letters for Sept. 8: Military honors for Babbitt ‘dishonors’ the fallen The Virginian-Pilot
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