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Ronald Scott, a central neighborhood resident for more than 10 years, takes a photo of the memorial mural over flowers and banners laid in the memory of George Floyd outside of Cup Foods on May 29, 2020. (Photo: Steel Brooks/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
'Despicable': Outrage After Trump Declares Friday a 'Great Day' for George Floyd
"A truly stunning level of tone-deafness."
Jun 05, 2020
President Donald Trump on Friday claimed police murder victim George Floyd was looking down from heaven in happiness at a "great day" as unrest around the nation over police violence and racism continued.
"Hopefully George is looking down right now and saying this is a great thing that's happening for our country," Trump said in an apparent reference to unspecified improvements in equality under the law. "This is a great day for him, it's a great day for everybody."
The death of Floyd, who was killed by four Minneapolis police officers last week, has sparked a nationwide demonstration movement against police violence and racism.
Trump's comments, made during an hour-long press conference on his signing of the PPP Flexibility Act of 2020 and Friday's better-than-expected jobs report, drew anger from critics.
\u201cThe most racist President just declared today "a great day for George Floyd" I kid you not. \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\u201d— Rula Jebreal (@Rula Jebreal) 1591369506
\u201cDespicable. Grotesque.\u201d— jeremy scahill (@jeremy scahill) 1591375893
\u201cThe president just said it's a great day for George Floyd. \n\nNo one seems to care that within the job numbers African-American unemployment went up.\n\nThere's zero conversation about feeding the hungry and I am logging off for a while.\u201d— Lori Freshwater (@Lori Freshwater) 1591369592
"In a single statement, Trump manages to denigrate the memory of George Floyd and his experience, while also showing an utter lack of sympathy for the plight of millions of Americans still struggling through and economic crisis," tweeted Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington research director Robert Maguire. "A truly stunning level of tone-deafness."
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President Donald Trump on Friday claimed police murder victim George Floyd was looking down from heaven in happiness at a "great day" as unrest around the nation over police violence and racism continued.
"Hopefully George is looking down right now and saying this is a great thing that's happening for our country," Trump said in an apparent reference to unspecified improvements in equality under the law. "This is a great day for him, it's a great day for everybody."
The death of Floyd, who was killed by four Minneapolis police officers last week, has sparked a nationwide demonstration movement against police violence and racism.
Trump's comments, made during an hour-long press conference on his signing of the PPP Flexibility Act of 2020 and Friday's better-than-expected jobs report, drew anger from critics.
\u201cThe most racist President just declared today "a great day for George Floyd" I kid you not. \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\u201d— Rula Jebreal (@Rula Jebreal) 1591369506
\u201cDespicable. Grotesque.\u201d— jeremy scahill (@jeremy scahill) 1591375893
\u201cThe president just said it's a great day for George Floyd. \n\nNo one seems to care that within the job numbers African-American unemployment went up.\n\nThere's zero conversation about feeding the hungry and I am logging off for a while.\u201d— Lori Freshwater (@Lori Freshwater) 1591369592
"In a single statement, Trump manages to denigrate the memory of George Floyd and his experience, while also showing an utter lack of sympathy for the plight of millions of Americans still struggling through and economic crisis," tweeted Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington research director Robert Maguire. "A truly stunning level of tone-deafness."
President Donald Trump on Friday claimed police murder victim George Floyd was looking down from heaven in happiness at a "great day" as unrest around the nation over police violence and racism continued.
"Hopefully George is looking down right now and saying this is a great thing that's happening for our country," Trump said in an apparent reference to unspecified improvements in equality under the law. "This is a great day for him, it's a great day for everybody."
The death of Floyd, who was killed by four Minneapolis police officers last week, has sparked a nationwide demonstration movement against police violence and racism.
Trump's comments, made during an hour-long press conference on his signing of the PPP Flexibility Act of 2020 and Friday's better-than-expected jobs report, drew anger from critics.
\u201cThe most racist President just declared today "a great day for George Floyd" I kid you not. \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\u201d— Rula Jebreal (@Rula Jebreal) 1591369506
\u201cDespicable. Grotesque.\u201d— jeremy scahill (@jeremy scahill) 1591375893
\u201cThe president just said it's a great day for George Floyd. \n\nNo one seems to care that within the job numbers African-American unemployment went up.\n\nThere's zero conversation about feeding the hungry and I am logging off for a while.\u201d— Lori Freshwater (@Lori Freshwater) 1591369592
"In a single statement, Trump manages to denigrate the memory of George Floyd and his experience, while also showing an utter lack of sympathy for the plight of millions of Americans still struggling through and economic crisis," tweeted Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington research director Robert Maguire. "A truly stunning level of tone-deafness."
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