Recently retired Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger says that a plaque honoring police officers for their response to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot has not been installed because it is “very politically divisive.”
The plaque – a cast bronze memorial to the officers that reads, “their heroism will never be forgotten” – was approved in a 2022 omnibus spending package that required it to be installed near the west front of the Capitol building by March 2023, according to The Washington Post. Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in January 2023 and the GOP House speakers since then have not had it installed.
Architect of the Capitol, Thomas E. Austin, said during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing last month that any modifications made to the House side of the Capitol are directed by the Speaker’s Office and that he had not received instructions to install the plaque. The plaque remains in a Capitol basement utility room.
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.
Behind the divisiveness: political gain, disinformation
Manger told CNN last week that he thought the issue was so divisive “that I don’t imagine there’s any discussions even going on.”
The divisiveness surrounding the plaque comes from two directions. To begin with, Democratic Party leadership pounced on the opportunity to use the issue as a way of disparaging President Trump in particular, and Republicans in general.
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Author: Ray Hilbrich
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