Pelosi Thanks George Floyd for ‘Sacrificing’ His Life
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is raising eyebrows after she thanked George Floyd for “sacrificing” his life last May. During an event on Tuesday after the jury revealed it found former Minneapolis police officer…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is raising eyebrows after she thanked George Floyd for “sacrificing” his life last May.
During an event on Tuesday after the jury revealed it found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on charges of murder and manslaughter, Pelosi said, “Thank you, George Floyd, for sacrificing your life for justice. For being there to call out to your mom, how heartbreaking was that.”
“Because of you and because of thousands, millions of people around the world who came out for justice, your name will always be synonymous with justice,” she added.
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Pelosi’s comments raised some eyebrows on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Harry1T6/status/1384626812362412032
https://twitter.com/emilylhauser/status/1384625597167640589
Pelosi’s comments came shortly after the jury in Chauvin’s trial returned a guilty verdict on charges of “second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree “depraved mind” murder, and second-degree manslaughter.”
Floyd died last May after Chauvin knelt on his neck and back for nine minutes and twenty-nine seconds, sparking months of protests against racism and police brutality.
Earlier on Tuesday, President Joe Bidensaid, “I’m praying the verdict is the right verdict, which I think it’s overwhelming, in my view. I wouldn’t say that unless the jury was sequestered.”