Sharpton mocks Trump's Bible photo op at George Floyd memorial

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The Rev. Al Sharpton, the longtime activist and political commentator, took his turn mocking President Trump's widely criticized photo op in front of St. John's Church in Washington, D.C., earlier this week. Sharpton spoke at a memorial service for George Floyd, who died in custody of the Minneapolis police on May 25.

“I saw somebody standing in front of a church the other day that had been boarded up as a result of violence, held the Bible in his hand,” Sharpton said. “I’ve been preaching since I was a little boy, I’ve never seen anyone hold a Bible like that ... but since he held a Bible, if he’s watching us today, I would like him to open that Bible.”

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“We cannot use Bibles as a prop,” he continued. “And for those that have agendas, that are not about justice, this family will not let you use George as a prop.”

Both Sharpton and Benjamin Crump, the civil rights lawyer who represents Floyd’s family, took note of the crowd inside the sanctuary at North Central University, which was limited to 500 due to the coronavirus outbreak.

https://news.yahoo.com/george-floyd-memorial-minneapolis-sharpton-crump-trump-bible-204625513.html

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1. I was not going to watch, but the memorial was quite good, including

that part.

Crump — who usually doesn’t get fired up — really got fired up. In fact, while he was blasting the city police and what they did to George Floyd, his family, and millions of POC, I kept thinking the bean counters were adding a few more zeroes to the projection for future settlement of a civil suit.

It was quite moving, including some of the stories from his family. Glad I ended up watching.