Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt offered full military funeral, Air Force confirms [View all]

This is horrible.



Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt offered full military funeral, Air Force confirms
Babbitt, 35, was an Air Force veteran who was fatally shot by Capitol police while protesting Donald Trump’s defeat in the 2020 presidential election.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jan-6-rioter-ashli-babbitt-offered-full-military-funeral-air-force-con-rcna227815?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us


Aug. 28, 2025, 2:16 PM CDT
By Mosheh Gains and David K. Li

The Air Force has offered full military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, the rioter who was fatally shot by police as she stormed the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot four years ago, officials said Thursday.

Babbitt, 35, was an Air Force veteran who went to Washington to protest Donald Trump’s defeat in the 2020 election, her family has said, and was among the rioters seeking to break into the House chamber..................................


"After reviewing the circumstances of SrA Babbitt’s death, the Air Force has offered Military Funeral Honors to SrA Babbitt’s family,” an Air Force spokesperson said.

The conservative legal group Judicial Watch had long been pushing for Babbitt to receive full military funeral honors and pushed the narrative that she was a victim of government misconduct............................

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A picture of Ashli Babbitt hangs near the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2022.John Lamparski / NurPhoto via AP file


LanaQuest aka RosaSparks
@LqLana
So dead Ashli Babbitt is now going to receive a full U.S. Air Force funeral for breaking into the Capitol and trying to attack lawmakers all in an effort to overthrow an election.

Donald Trump has made America a shit hole country that rewards assholes, racists, pedophiles, and bigots. #DemsUnited

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