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Rushingbrook Children's Choir

  • In this image taken from a video, the Rushingbrook Children’s Choir sings the “Star-Spangled Banner” in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall on Friday, May 26, 2023, in Washington. Social media users are claiming the Greenville, South Carolina, group was cut off as it was singing the national anthem because it could be deemed “offensive.” But Capitol Police say that such public displays aren’t allowed in the hallowed seat of Congress without proper approval and that the show in National Statuary Hall was stopped because there was a miscommunication about whether the choir had permission to be there. (AP Photo/Farnoush Amiri)
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    What led Capitol Police to stop a youth performance of the 'Star-Spangled Banner'
    Melissa Goldin/Associated Press
    Video of a youth children's choir being cut off as it was singing the "Star-Spangled Banner" in the U.S. Capitol has spread widely on social media. Leaders of the Rushingbrook Children's Choir claim they were told by police at the scene of the May 26 show that the performance was considered a demonstration that some might find offensive. But Capitol Police say it was only cut short because they were unaware at the time that the group had permission to be there. Three Republican Congress members from South Carolina and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy issued a joint statement saying that the Speaker's office had invited the choir to the Capitol.