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 the acting deputy House sergeant-at-arms.”
“And guess what? There is a new acting deputy and guess who that acting deputy is. It is none other than Eugene Goodman,” O’Donnell said. “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.”
Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, hailed by some members of Congress for his heroism during the January 6, attack on Capitol Hill, participates in a rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol on January 18. Jonathan Ernst/Getty
The news of Goodman comes shortly after he was praised by many for his actions during the January 6 riots at the Capitol, when supporters of President Donald Trump breached the building in protest of Congress certifying states’ Electoral College votes.
Newsweek reached out to the Capitol Police for comment.
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