Goodman was praised by many for his actions during the January 6 riot at the Capitol.
Eugene Goodman, the U.S. Capitol police officer who was seen holding rioters back as a mob stormed the Capitol, will escort Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to the inauguration on Wednesday. Norah O’Donnell of CBS News said that Harris “will actually be escorted up those stairs by [Goodman,] the acting deputy House Sergeant at Arms.” “The officer who helped save the lives perhaps of not only the Vice President Mike Pence but others, he is going to be on the presidential platform,” O’Donnell said. The news of Goodman comes shortly after he was praised by many for his actions during the January 6 riot at the Capitol, when supporters of President Donald Trump breached the building to protest Congress certification of states’ Electoral College votes. Photos and videos showed Goodman holding back a crowd of rioters and leading them away from an area where a number of lawmakers were hiding in the Capitol. The images resonated with many as Goodman, who is Black, was seen defending the building from a crowd of predominantly white rioters, with some even holding Confederate flags and other racially charged symbols.
