Overview
- The denial, issued Friday, followed requests from Jackson’s family and House Democrats for a lying-in-honor ceremony.
- Johnson’s office said similar bids for former Vice President Dick Cheney and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk were also turned down.
- Social posts claiming Kirk had been allowed to lie in state at the Capitol were false, according to reporting and Johnson’s office.
- Rev. Al Sharpton urged an exception, noting past honors for Rosa Parks, Rep. John Lewis, and evangelist Billy Graham.
- Jackson’s family is moving forward with multicity memorials, with public events beginning in Chicago on Feb. 26.