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A children's choir was told to stop singing the National Anthem by Capitol Police because it was deemed a 'demonstration,' but police insist it was a 'miscommunication.'
The Rushingbrook Children's Choir - based in South Carolina - was singing inside the US Capitol on May 26 when a female Capitol Police officer directed a congressional staffer to stop the show, Choir Director David Rasbach told the Daily Signal.
'I was shocked, I was dismayed, I was stunned,' the director told the outlet. 'I couldn’t believe that was happening, that they would stop the National Anthem of all songs.'
Rasbach said the officer called the performance a 'demonstration' and said some were offended by the performance - although, he doubts that because 'her time was consumed with us' to hear what others were saying.
Pop-up performances are 'not allowed in the US Capitol without the proper approval,' a Capitol Police spokesperson told DailyMail.com on Saturday. However, they said the interference was 'due to a miscommunication.'
'The US Capitol Police were not aware that the Speaker’s Office had approved this performance,' the spokesperson said. 'We apologize to the choir for this miscommunication that impacted their beautiful rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner and their visit