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The family of Tyre Nichols are set to attend next month’s State of the Union address after an invitation was extended to them by the Congressional Black Caucus. The caucus’ executive director, Vincent Evans, tweeted Sunday that Nichols’ parents had accepted the invitation extended by its chairman, Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV).
In a Sunday appearance on MSNBC’s PoliticsNation, Horsford said he’d spoken to Nichols’ family “to first extend our condolences to them, to let them know that we stand with them, to ask them what they want from us in this moment.”
The Nevada congressman also said that the caucus had been seeking to meet with President Joe Biden “to push for negotiations on much needed national reforms to our justice system—specifically, the actions and conduct of our law enforcement.” A source familiar with the matter told ABC News that the talks with the president could begin as early as this week.