Government Accountability

Government Grants Military Funeral Honors to January 6 Capitol Rioter Ashli Babbitt — A Troubling Precedent

By National Security Desk | August 29, 2025

The Biden administration’s decision to provide military funeral honors to January 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt raises serious questions about accountability and national security priorities amid ongoing threats to American sovereignty.

On the shocking anniversary of the January 6 Capitol breach, news has emerged that the U.S. government will offer military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, a rioter killed during the violent attack on our nation's seat of power. Babbitt, a former U.S. Air Force senior airman, was fatally shot as she attempted to force entry into a restricted area within the Capitol building — an act that contributed to one of the darkest assaults on American democracy in recent history. Are We Confusing Patriotism with Lawlessness? The decision to grant military honors to someone who actively participated in an insurrection...

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