Mike Johnson Rejects Final Honor For Jesse Jackson: What To Know
Briana Lupea
House Speaker Mike Johnson denied a request for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, citing past precedent for how such honors are typically granted, according to reports. Jackson, who died this week at age 84 , was a major figure in the American civil rights movement and twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, making the decision over Capitol honors symbolically significant. Johnson’s office received the family’s request and said the Rotunda is
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