PA Republicans jeer, leave floor in protest of officers who defended Capitol

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BY RICHARD EBERWEIN – 6/05/24

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U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell, left, and U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Harry Dunn listen as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

On Wednesday, several Republicans in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives walked out of the chamber when two U.S. Capitol officers were being honored, according to multiple representatives.

The officers honored were Sgts. Harry Dunn and Aquilino Gonell. Both defended the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, when supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the building in a failed effort to halt the certification of the 2020 presidential election results. In addition to several GOP members leaving the House floor, state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) reported some Republicans booing and hissing.






Gonell responded to the boos on X by pointing out the contradiction of GOP members booing police officers while saying they support police.

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Dunn and Gonell are also set to [url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/jan-6-officers-to-campaign-for-biden-in-battleground-states/ar-BB1ncmHG?ocid=BingNewsSerp]campaign for President Joe Biden in battleground states in the coming weeks.

During the attack on Jan. 6, 114 police officers were reportedly injured; one died as a result of strokes from being pepper sprayed and four others committed suicide in the days and months that followed.


Trump was indicted last August for his role in the insurrection and charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to make false statements, obstruction of an official proceeding and inciting an insurrection. As of January, 1,265 people have been charged with crimes relating to the Jan. 6 insurrection.