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Speaker Johnson Invites Slain Louisiana Officer’s Family and Ziba Murat to Trump’s State of the Union

The guest list spotlights law-enforcement sacrifice alongside concerns over China’s detention of Dr. Gulshan Abbas.

Overview

  • Johnson said he will host Shirley Brock-Dennis and Kambreigh Smith, the mother and fiancée of Vivian Police Officer Marc Tyler Brock.
  • Brock, 25, was killed in November 2025 while attempting to serve an arrest warrant in Vivian, Louisiana, according to local reports.
  • The man accused in Brock’s killing has been charged with first-degree murder earlier this month.
  • Johnson also invited Ziba Murat, whose mother, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, has been detained in China since 2018, to highlight human-rights concerns.
  • Trump’s State of the Union is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET on Feb. 24, with the speaker seated behind the president in the customary position.