Capitol Police stop youth choir during national anthem performance, sparking outrage: 'I was shocked'

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Video that shows the Rushingbrook Children’s Choir from South Carolina being stopped by police from singing the national anthem in the U.S. Capitol has sparked criticism.

The choir, based out of Taylors, South Carolina, performed the national anthem during "Fox & Friends Weekend."being stopped by a Capitol Police officer from singing the national anthem in the U.S. Capitol has gone viral with millions of views.

"I was shocked, I was dismayed, I was stunned," Rasbach, who said he secured permission from three congressional offices to perform at the U.S. Capitol, told the Daily Signal."I couldn’t believe that was happening, that they would stop the national anthem, of all songs." "Recently somebody posted a video of a children’s choir singing the Star-Spangled Banner in the U.S. Capitol Building and wrongfully claimed we stopped the performance because it ‘might offend someone,’" the Capitol Police said."Here is the truth. Demonstrations and musical performances are not allowed in the U.S. Capitol."

 

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