The U.S. Air Force will provide military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, the Air Force veteran killed during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Babbitt, 35, was fatally shot by a Capitol Police officer as she tried to climb through a barricaded door to the Speaker’s Lobby while draped in a Trump campaign flag.
The Trump administration’s decision marks a reversal from the Biden administration, which denied the family’s prior request. Babbitt’s death has since become a rallying point for Trump supporters, with the former president portraying her as a martyr. Earlier this year, her family received a nearly $5 million settlement from the government in a wrongful-death lawsuit.
Air Force Under Secretary Matthew Lohmeier called the decision “long overdue” in a post on X, sharing support from the conservative group Judicial Watch, which had pushed for Babbitt’s family to receive honors.
In an Aug. 15 letter to Babbitt’s family, Lohmeier wrote that after reviewing the case, he found the earlier denial was “incorrect.” An Air Force spokesperson confirmed the honors were approved after reassessing the circumstances of her death. Babbitt served as a senior airman.
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