Sen. Ruben Gallego, Democrat of Arizona, will seek to block the Pentagon from offering full military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, a member of the crowd that rioted at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
File: U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) listens during a town hall at NOAH Cholla Health Center on March 17, 2025 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Gallego, who has criticized the Pentagon for agreeing recently to provide Babbitt with an honorary military funeral, will attempt to pass legislation this week to prevent the honor from being conferred.
"I'm gonna put people on the record to make sure that we know who stood with your traitor, Ashli Babbitt.".
The Arizona Democrat has posted a number of social media messages criticizing the idea of any military honor for Babbitt.
The Pentagon initially denied the Babbitt family's request for military funeral honors for her.
The 'process of national reconciliation' that began with presidential clemency demands a new determination granting military funeral honor for Ashli and her family.". »