The officers — Harry Dunn and Aquilino Gonell — stopped in Harrisburg as they traveled the state in support of President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign.
U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell, left, and U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Harry Dunn react as they watch a video as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2022. who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, several House Republicans booed or walked off the floor in protest, Democratic members said.
campaign. Both officers testified before the U.S. House’s Jan. 6th Select Committee about how they were treated during the riot. “There are folks, for whatever reason, decided instead of standing and honoring the heroic action of these former officers, they decided to walk away,” said Rep. Jordan Harris . “The fact is, yesterday, they turned their backs on the blue.”
“The PA House Democrats’ good will in this situation is suspect as they immediately used their politicized actions in the House chamber to fundraise for their campaign coffers,” Cutler added. “Unfortunately, they have, through House processes, demonstrated a pattern of antagonizing members and inviting division and discord for their political and campaign purposes.”
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