Angry protesters have taken to the streets in Minneapolis for the third consecutive day following the murder of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer kneeled on his neck. We’ve all seen the gut-wrenching video of yet another black life taken by police officers. This time, though, the killing took place amid the raging pandemic. Americans have had it. There is too much pain already; then, we had to witness another murder by the police.
And then, Donald Trump took to Twitter to promote violence against the protesters. Actually, he was calling for them to be shot down in the streets as if their lives are meaningless. Vice President Mike Pence went on Twitter on Friday to offer his vacant thoughts on the killing of George Floyd and the protests. He really shouldn’t have. This administration is morally bankrupt, and no one needs to hear from the guy whose boss called black athletes who silently protest racial injustice by taking a knee “sons of bitches.”
Pence said, “We have no tolerance for racism in America,” while he’s working for President BothSides. “We have no tolerance for violence inspired by racism.”
You can read the rest of his meaningless words below:
Our prayers are with the family of George Floyd and our prayers are also with the family of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia. We have no tolerance for racism in America. We have no tolerance for violence inspired by racism. And, as President Trump said, justice will be served.
— Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) May 29, 2020
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We believe in law and order in this Country. We condemn violence against property or persons. We will always stand for the right of Americans to peacefully protest and let their voices be heard.
— Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) May 29, 2020
Twitter users jumped in:
You raging hypocrite
— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) May 29, 2020
You left a football game because some players were kneeling in peaceful protest against racial injustice.
— Biden_Brigade (@biden_brigade) May 29, 2020
Go resign.
You walked out of a football game because a player peacefully protested police brutality by taking a knee during the National Anthem.
You and Trump are a pair of white nationalists who enable the bigots to act on their impulses. Trump death toll: 103k and growing.
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) May 29, 2020
We see you. Sit down.https://t.co/H9Pzut5omD
— Joshua Sharp (@JoshuaSSharp) May 29, 2020
Did you see the tweet from your boss saying he wanted to shoot those protesters, who he racistly called “thugs,” dead in the street?
— Steven Knight (@steveyknight) May 29, 2020
Your first sentence is a lie. Your second sentence is a lie. Your third sentence is a lie.
— John Weaver (@jwgop) May 29, 2020
I would say that lying about the birthplace of the first African American president, and smirking while doing it, is the embodiment of racism.
— Ken Meltzer (@ken_meltzer) May 29, 2020
Pence is like the maintenance guy that follows the parading elephant with a big shovel.
— Louis Layton (@cabocush) May 29, 2020
Have a seat, Mike.
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