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| Capitol Police say it was a 'miscommunication' for shutting children's choir down | |
| 2023-06-04 | |
The U.S. Capitol Police said that the children's choir singing the national anthem in the Capitol was shut down due to "miscommunication." The Rushingbrook Children’s Choir sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" in the Capitol on May 26 and were stopped by the Capitol police. Video footage of the incident surfaced earlier this week. The conductor of the group, David Rasbach, told the Daily Signal that a Capitol Hill police officer cut off the singers before they could finish. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tweeted about the incident, calling it unacceptable. "Just learned kids were interrupted while singing our National Anthem at the Capitol. Unacceptable," McCarthy wrote. "These children were welcomed by my office because your Capitol is back open, particularly for school groups. @RepTimmons, @RepJoeWilson, & @RepRussellFry, and I look forward to having them back to perform in the halls of Congress." Capitol Police told the New York Post that they usually don't allow singing in the Capitol, but did not know McCarthy approved the performance. “Although popup demonstrations and musical performances are not allowed in the U.S. Capitol without the proper approval, due to a miscommunication, the U.S Capitol Police were not aware that the Speaker’s Office had approved this performance,” the police told the outlet. “We apologize to the choir for this miscommunication that impacted their beautiful rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner and their visit to Capitol Hill," the statement continued. Related: Capitol Police: 2023-06-03 Good Morning Capitol Police: 2023-06-03 Children's Choir Stopped Mid-Performance While Singing National Anthem at US Capitol, Capitol Police Claims it is a Prohibited Form of Protest Capitol Police: 2023-04-29 Mike Pence testifies before jury in investigation against Donald Trump | |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #9 |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-06-04 23:07 |
| #8 Vee vur chust following orders, jah? |
| Posted by: Regular joe 2023-06-04 18:36 |
| #7 ...right. When singing the National Anthem is considered 'political' in that building, you know they're all Deep State. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-06-04 13:21 |
| #6 It was no mistake. The capitol police chief double downed on it with a statement calling it a protest. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2023-06-04 12:30 |
| #5 I call BS. Its easy to prove it was malicious and partisan, just look at the note I posted yesterday below. In the Daily Signal video you see the USCP officer send a plainclothes/civilian over to stop the singing. If it was an actual rule and impartial enforcement action, the uniformed officer would have acted openly and without embarrassment. Instead, they used a surrogate not in uniform to avoid the visibility of an enforcement action. An honest mistake wouldn't see the need to be covert about stopping the singing. If you watch the video in the Daily Signal piece below, towards the middle of the Twitter video (1.22 min) you see the white uniformed USCP officer turning to speak to two individual, one of whom, clearly by direction (2:16) comes over to stop the performance. The video doesn't lie, the USCP stopped the singing of the national Anthem! https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/02/exclusive-childrens-choir-director-responds-capitol-police-claim-they-did-not-stop-kids-singing-national-anthem/ |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2023-06-04 11:40 |
| #4 So, singing our nation's National Anthem at our nation's house of government is a problem. Miscommunication? Sure, sure. I call it a bunch of morons employed as Capitol cops. But, yeah, there were no deaths during this incident, so they're getting better. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-06-04 09:36 |
| #3 Anything but fire em all and replace or better yet don't is just turd polishing. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-06-04 07:58 |
| #2 It is worth reviewing all their policies to see exactly what Nancy put in place over the years. She also set up satellite offices in other cities that are doing stuff that is not in our interest. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-06-04 07:53 |
| #1 It was all just a big mistake. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-06-04 07:21 |