CIVIL UNREST/JOE BIDEN/PROTESTS: “A season of protest has broken out all across the nation. Some of it is just senseless burning and looting and violence that can’t be tolerated and won’t, but much of it is a cry for justice from a community that’s long had a knee of injustice on their neck. The names […]
Tag: George Floyd
10/27/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN: “The names of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and Jacob Blake will not soon be forgotten. Not by me. Not by us. Not by this country. They’re going to inspire a new wave of justice in America.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 27, 2020 9:40 am […]
10/14/2020
2020 ELECTION/AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN: “Today would have been George Floyd’s 47th birthday, and he should be alive to celebrate it. I made a promise to his family that I won’t let him become just another hashtag — and I’ll work every day as president to keep that promise.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 14, 2020 9:40 […]
10/13/2020
RACISM: “And if you say we have no need to face racial injustice in this country, you haven’t opened your eyes in America. There have been powerful voices for justice in recent weeks and months. I spent time with George Floyd’s family, his six year old daughter, Gianna, when I met with her, I knelt […]
9/15/2020
POLICE/PROTESTS/RACISM: [Laura Galvas, audience member: “In light of ongoing protests surrounding the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and the recent shooting of Jacob — Jacob Blake, do you feel racial injustices are occurring in this nation? And if so, what can be done to address them?”] “Well, I think they were tragic events, and […]
8/28/2020
JOE BIDEN/RACISM: “We can’t let George Floyd and Jacob Blake become just another pair of hashtags. This is a moment of action. It’s long past time we reform policing, reverse systemic racism, and make our communities safer.” -Joe Biden, Twitter.com, Aug. 28, 2020 11:35 am […]
7/14/2020
PROTESTS: “[W]hat happened was terrible with, as you know, George Floyd. What happened there was terrible. We all — everybody acknowledges that. But what this has done to the world, what this has done to law and order. And when you look at St. Louis with two people that came out, they were going to […]
6/11/2020
POLICE/PROTESTS: “U.S. and military police drove protesters out of Lafayette Square, located between the White House and the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church, shortly before a presidential photo op with a Bible at the church on June 1. Images of the confrontation further divided a nation already reeling from days of protests, some violent. The […]
6/1/2020
ANTIFA/BLM/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “All Americans were rightly sickened and revolted by the brutal death of George Floyd. My administration is fully committed that, for George and his family, justice will be served. He will not have died in vain. But we cannot allow the righteous cries and peaceful protesters to be drowned out by an angry […]
6/11/2020
PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The forceful removal of demonstrators from a park near the White House minutes before President Donald Trump walked to a Washington church may become a defining event of Trump’s presidency. U.S. and military police drove protesters out of Lafayette Square, located between the White House and the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church, […]
6/1/2020
BLM/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “All Americans were rightly sickened and revolted by the brutal death of George Floyd. My administration is fully committed that for George and his family, justice will be served. He will not have died in vain, but we cannot allow the righteous cries and peaceful protestors to be drown out by an […]
5/30/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “These last few days have laid bare that we are a nation furious at injustice. Every person of conscience can understand the rawness of the trauma people of color experience in this country, from the daily indignities to the extreme violence, like the horrific killing of George Floyd… I know that there are […]
5/30/2020
ANTIFA/PROTESTS: “The death of George Floyd on the streets of Minneapolis was a grave tragedy. It should never have happened. It has filled Americans all over the country with horror, anger, and grief. Yesterday, I spoke to George’s family and expressed the sorrow of our entire nation for their loss. I stand before you as a […]
5/30/2020
PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “These are ‘Organized Groups’ that have nothing to do with George Floyd. Sad!“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 30, 2020 4:00 am […]
5/30/2020
PROTESTS/SECRET SERVICE: “The professionally managed so-called ‘protesters’ at the White House had little to do with the memory of George Floyd. They were just there to cause trouble. The @SecretService handled them easily. Tonight, I understand, is MAGA NIGHT AT THE WHITE HOUSE???“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 30, 2020 3:34 am […]
5/29/2020
CIVIL UNREST/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Looting leads to shooting, and that’s why a man was shot and killed in Minneapolis on Wednesday night – or look at what just happened in Louisville with 7 people shot. I don’t want this to happen, and that’s what the expression put out last night means…. ….It was spoken […]
5/29/2020
CIVIL UNREST/NATIONAL GUARD: “The National Guard has arrived on the scene. They are in Minneapolis and fully prepared. George Floyd will not have died in vain. Respect his memory!!!“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 29, 2020 4:46 am […]
5/28/2020
CIVIL UNREST/MILITARY/NATIONAL GUARD: “I can’t stand back & watch this happen to a great American City, Minneapolis. A total lack of leadership. Either the very weak Radical Left Mayor, Jacob Frey, get his act together and bring the City under control, or I will send in the National Guard & get the job done right….. […]
5/27/2020
DOJ/FBI/INVESTIGATIONS: “At my request, the FBI and the Department of Justice are already well into an investigation as to the very sad and tragic death in Minnesota of George Floyd…. ….I have asked for this investigation to be expedited and greatly appreciate all of the work done by local law enforcement. My heart goes out […]