Kamala Harris Blasts Trump: 'Keep George Floyd's Name Out of Your Mouth'
On Friday, President Trump gestured to the sky and said that today’s positive jobs report marks a “great day” for George Floyd, who was killed by police last week.
“Hopefully, George is looking down right now and saying this is a great thing that’s happening for our country. It’s a great day for him, it’s a great day for everybody. It’s a great day for everybody. This is a great, great day,” Trump said.
The president’s tone-deaf and callous remarks came one day after Floyd’s funeral and brought immediate condemnation. Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris, who just yesterday took to the Senate floor to deliver an impassioned speech in response to Republican Sen. Rand Paul’s blocking of an anti-lynching bill, told Trump to not speak Floyd’s name unless it’s in the context of addressing a movement that is fighting against police brutality.
“Keep George Floyd’s name out of your mouth until you can say Black Lives Matter,” Harris wrote in a tweet tagging the president.
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