President Trump touted the jobs report Friday, and said that George Floyd would be proud of a “great day” for the country. Trump invoked Floyd’s name midway through a lengthy addr…
President Trump touted the jobs report Friday, and said that George Floyd would be proud of a “great day” for the country.
“Hopefully, George is looking down right now and saying there’s a great thing happening for our country,” Trump said. “There’s a great day for him, a great day for everybody. This is a great day for everybody. This is a great, great day in terms of equality.” But he also spoke about the protests against police violence in the wake of Floyd’s death on May 25 — saying it was important for law enforcement to “dominate the streets.” Just before mentioning Floyd by name, however, he abruptly changed gears, reading a written statement that endorsed equal treatment by law enforcement.
“Trump has no concern or regard for the feelings of anyone and will take every opportunity, even trampling on the memory of George Floyd, to commemorate a jobs report that shows fewer than half of Black adults currently have a job and that fully 21 million Americans are unemployed,” said DNC spokesman Brandon Gassaway.
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