“Hopefully, George is looking down right now and saying, ‘This is a great thing that’s happening for our country,'” Trump added. “It’s a great day for him. It’s a great day for everybody. This is a great, great day in terms of equality. It’s what our Constitution requires, and it’s what our country is all about.”
President Donald Trump declared Friday to be a “great day” for George Floyd, the unarmed black man who died in the custody of Minneapolis police, during a speech touting May job numbers.
“Equal justice under the law must mean that every American receives equal treatment in every encounter with law enforcement regardless of race, color, gender or creed. They have to receive fair treatment,” Trump said. “We all saw what happened last week. We can’t let that happen.
It was not a great day for Floyd, who was killed last week when former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for several minutes when he was detained over a suspected counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin was charged with second-degree murder, while three other officers who were on the scene were charged with aiding and abetting the killing. All four officers no longer work for the force.