Trump Invokes Floyd on Job Data Even as Black Unemployment Soars (Bloomberg)

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-05/trump-invokes-floyd-on-job-data-even-as-black-unemployment-soars-kb2d6c00

George Floyd would be pleased with strong jobs data released Friday, President Donald Trump said, invoking the memory of the black man whose death in police custody in Minneapolis sparked protests across the U.S.

“Hopefully, George is looking down right now and saying there’s a great thing happening for our country,” Trump said in remarks at the White House on Friday. “It’s a great day for him, it’s a great day for everybody.”

Trump also called it a “great, great day in terms of equality.” It’s not clear what he was talking about. While overall unemployment improved in May, the rate for African Americans ticked up to 16.8%, the highest in more than a decade.

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Trump has grappled with how to respond to Floyd’s death -- he’s condemned it and the officers involved, but also tried to snuff out protests demanding justice, police accountability and action to address racial inequality. Trump has no plans to attend Floyd’s funeral Tuesday in Houston.

[underpants]

1. It's a great day for George Floyd!!!

[abqtommy]

2. Every day in every way tRUMP makes me wish he'd just go away...

[spanone]

3. he's one. sick. fuck.

[GusBob]

4. Holy Fucking Shit

speechless. Jesus Christ how craven

He is obscene

[smirkymonkey]

5. He is a sick, sick disgusting POS!

I hate him more than words can express.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. Continuing Proof Of Cluelesness

Referring to a jobs report that says the opposite. It's not facts don't matter. It's an inability to grasp the available facts.

[Grammy23]

7. No, Trumpolini, it is not a great day for George.

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No, idiot. He is not “looking down from heaven”. He is looking up from his coffin with cold, dead eyes. How dare you invoke George Floyd’s name to try to lead us in a cheer for you? Your name is a curse. It is a profanity. So please, just shut up. We cannot listen any more. You disgust us.

[Cousin Dupree]

8. This. Makes. Me. Want. To. Throw. Up.

[Sunsky]

9. He's a sick and disgusting man.