Sicknick, 42, died of his injuries on Thursday, a day after being hit in the head with a fire extinguisher by one rioter during the siege.
Eyebrows across the US were raised on Saturday after the White House chose not to lower flags to half-mast in honor of Capitol police officer Brian D. Sicknick, who died of his injuries on Friday which he sustained during the Capitol riot. CNN White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins reported that « for unexplained reasons, » while flags were lowered to half-mast in the Capitol, none were lowered outside the White House. For unexplained reasons, the White House did not lower flags to half-staff today in honor of the Capitol Police officer, Brian Sicknick, who died last night from injuries he sustained while on duty responding to the pro-Trump mob.
