In the months following the deadly US Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021, both chambers of Congress voted to award the Congressional Gold Medal — the highest civilian award in the United States along with the Presidential Medal of Freedom — to US Capitol police officers who defended members of Congress during the attack. 21 House Republicans voted no. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky), who was one of those 21 no votes, defended his “no” vote on his official X (formerly Twitter) account on the third anniversary of the attack that killed resulted in five deaths of police officers with hundred…