Sen. Mitt Romney marched with a large group of evangelical Christians in a Washington protest 'to make sure people understand that black lives matter,' he said
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney on Sunday marched in a Washington, DC, protest after the death of George Floyd in a break from other GOP lawmakers who have largely aligned behind President Donald Trump's militarized response to nationwide unrest.
Romney told a Washington Post reporter that he was participating in the demonstration"to make sure that people understand that black lives matter." The Utah senator later tweeted a photo of himself at the protest with the caption"Black Lives Matter," becoming one of the most prominent GOP figures to do so. An aide to Romney said the senator did not have any further comment on his participation, and that he wasn't intending to publicize his march.
— Mitt Romney June 7, 2020 Trump had declared himself"your president of law and order" as peaceful protesters just outside the White House gates were dispersed with gas, flash bangs and rubber bullets, after which Trump visited a nearby church. He remained at the boarded-up building for a matter of minutes before returning to the White House.
— Mitt Romney June 6, 2020 On Saturday, Romney had tweeted a photo of his father participating in a Civil Rights protest. "This is my father, George Romney, participating in a Civil Rights march in the Detroit suburbs during the late 1960s—'Force alone will not eliminate riots,' he said. 'We must eliminate the problems from which they stem.
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