Video of Trump's 'Choke' Quote Refers to Political Rivals
By Saranac Hale Spencer
Posted on June 8, 2020
Quick Take
Video clips of President Donald Trump pretending to choke while saying “I can’t breathe” have been circulating with the misleading suggestion that he was mocking George Floyd. The videos pre-date Floyd’s death and show the president mocking his political rivals — not Floyd.
Full Story
President Donald Trump has said of several political rivals that they “choked.” He then puts his hand to his throat and says, “I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe.”
He’s done this at rallies since 2016, referencing Mitt Romney, Michael Bloomberg (twice), and Amy Klobuchar.
But after George Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody May 25 saying, “I can’t breathe,” video clips of the president making this statement have been spreading on social media.
More:
https://www.factcheck.org/2020/06/video-of-trumps-choke-quote-refers-to-political-rivals/
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As we all remember, Eric Garner was choked to death on July 17, 2014, in NYC. The cover this organization is trying to give Trump's recent "I Can't Breathe" mockery is clearly a sham. Trump no doubt made fun of Eric Garner, too, over and over, and started doing it all over again when George Floyd was executed.
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