The Trump administration has announced that Ashli Babbitt, the unarmed woman killed during the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, would be given full Air Force funeral honors.
Babbitt was denied such military honors by the Biden administration when she was shot and killed by Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd, labeling her an insurrectionist.
As reported by the New York Post:
'On behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force, I write to extend the offer for Military Funeral Honors for SrA Ashli Babbitt,' an Aug. 15 letter to Babbitt's family read from undersecretary of the Air Force Matthew Lohmeier.
'After reviewing the circumstances of Ashli's death, and considering the information that has come forward since then, I am persuaded that the previous determination was incorrect.'
Even now, Babbitt's death remains a point of debate, with some arguing that her role in the Jan 6 riot supported the previous administration's decision to refuse a military funeral, while others maintain that Babbitt's death was unnecessary.
Babbitt's family filed a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit against the federal government, which the Trump administration later settled for $5 million.
Leftist media, meanwhile, framed this story a bit differently.
Liberals, who built statues of serial felon George Floyd after he overdosed on fentanyl while resisting arrest, are upset that a "criminal" is being honored.
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