In a CNN interview, Sandra Garza, partner of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick who died in the January 6 right-wing coup attempt at the Capitol, excoriated former Republican President Donald Trump for his role in the insurrection.
Garza, who was Sicknick's partner for 11 years, called Trump "despicable" during her appearance Sunday for recent comments he has made in support of the criminal suspects who stormed the Capitol in January, resulting in five deaths.
Garza minced no words in her summation of the former President and his recent statement about the Capitol insurrection.
See her comments below.
Sandra Garza, the longtime partner of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, to @PamelaBrownCNN: "I still have not heard from Trump. I still have not gotten a letter. And I had said that I would be willing to meet with him, which my offer still stands, because I want answers."pic.twitter.com/MIW9bdCIjc— Caroline Kenny (@Caroline Kenny) 1632003910
In a statement released last Thursday, Trump repeated his false election fraud claims while adulating the participants in the riot as heroes, saying the criminal charges filed against many of them amount to them being "persecuted."
"Our hearts and minds are with the people being persecuted so unfairly relating to the January 6th protest concerning the Rigged Presidential Election ... JUSTICE WILL PREVAIL!"
Garza—a former Trump supporter as was Sicknick—told CNN she was "enraged" by Trump's statement.
"He knows that's an outright lie, that the election was not rigged... And to say that these people that stormed the Capitol are persecuted is absolutely ridiculous."
Garza went on to lambaste Trump for his handling of the insurrection.
"...[S]ome of these officers will be impacted for the rest of their lives with traumatic brain injuries, other physical injuries ... For him to say that...our hearts and minds are with these people — this violent mob — is just despicable. It's despicable."
"Where was his heart and mind when my partner, Brian Sicknick, was dead?"
She continued by revealing how Trump responded to her requests he meet with her to discuss the insurrection and Sicknick's death.
"I had said that I would be willing to meet with him. And my offer still stands, because I want answers. The Sicknick family deserves answers."
"I said he was too chicken. I still stand by that."
On Twitter, many people were moved by Garza's emotional words.
Sandra Garza, long-time partner of Brian Sicknick, on CNN today: "As far as I'm concerned, he (Trump) is the biggest wuss there is, because he still cannot face me, and he cannot face the Sicknick family."— I Write Stories (@I Write Stories) 1632003253
Listening to Sandra Garza speaking with @PamelaBrownCNN about TFG and his cowardice is powerful.— StayingToFlipFLBluein22\ud83e\udd8b\ud83c\udf0a \u270c\ufe0f\ud83d\udc97\ud83c\udf34 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@StayingToFlipFLBluein22\ud83e\udd8b\ud83c\udf0a \u270c\ufe0f\ud83d\udc97\ud83c\udf34 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1632003457
Fallen Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick's longtime partner Sandra Garza just said on CNN she still gets mail from the RNC, addressed to Brian, asking for support. #January6th— Joe Skurzewski \ud83c\udfa5 (@Joe Skurzewski \ud83c\udfa5) 1632003312
Brian Sicknick and his longtime partner Sandra Garza were Trump supporters. Sandra is no supporter of Trump now.— Sir Elk (@Sir Elk) 1632003361
Sadly, she will NEVER hear from him. He doesn\u2019t care. Period.https://twitter.com/carolinerkenny/status/1439354840828813317\u00a0\u2026— Nancy NY is fully vaccinated (@Nancy NY is fully vaccinated) 1632006055
Sandra Garza: "Trump is the biggest wuss there is."\n(partner of Officer Brian Sicknick)— STOP tRumpnado \ud83c\udf0a (@STOP tRumpnado \ud83c\udf0a) 1632003410
Agree with Sandra Garza Re Trump: \u201cFor him to say that his hearts \u2013 our hearts and minds are with these people \u2014 this violent mob \u2014 is just despicable. It\u2019s despicable. Where was his heart and mind when my partner, Brian Sicknick, was dead?\u201dhttps://twitter.com/HuffPostPol/status/1439752981046603779\u00a0\u2026— Barbara Comstock (@Barbara Comstock) 1632103939
She\u2019s 100% correct,— \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8BIDEN/HARRIS \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8BIDEN/HARRIS \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1632188161
Sicknick was one of the first officers to respond to the insurrection.
He suffered two strokes in the wake of the event, collapsing the night of January 6 and passing away the following evening.
