He has never addressed the 2014 death of Eric Garner, who was placed in a chokehold by police trying to arrest him for selling loose cigarettes. “This is something that is a local matter and that’s something that we feel should be left up to the local authorities,” then-White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said at the time. Trump has been silent on a number of high-profile police-involved killings, including that of Stephon Clark, a black man shot by Sacramento police in 2018. “This has nothing to do with politics and is only about making sure justice is done, and anyone who suggests otherwise is only seeking to sow division and ignore the President’s unwavering support for the African-American community,” Deere said, citing Trump’s support for criminal justice reform legislation, Opportunity Zones and historically black colleges and universities. White House spokesman Judd Deere said Trump was taking the death seriously. “So therefore he cannot be upset when people feel that it’s empty words because it is so out of character.” Al Sharpton, a civil rights activist and Trump critic who has known the president for decades. “This is the first race-tinged case that I’ve ever heard him address” as president, said the Rev. But some activists doubt that Trump has suddenly evolved on the issue of police brutality and instead see election-year political calculations. Once more likely to hew to the “blue lives matter” mantra, Trump and his allies are questioning an officer’s conduct and calling for justice for Floyd. “I feel very, very badly,” Trump said Thursday of George Floyd’s death while handcuffed and in the custody of Minneapolis police. But it was a very different tone for President Donald Trump, who has often been silent in the face of white-on-black violence and has a long history of defending police. I don’t understand the actions, but I understand the anger.It was the kind of personal statement expected from a president in response to the disturbing video of a black man gasping for help as a white policeman pinned him to the street by the neck. 'I understand the anger of the people upset in Minneapolis, Minnesota,' Lemon said during his on-air commentary. The case has sparked a growing number of nationwide protests, most of which have been peaceful demonstrations, while others have lead to civil unrest. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Thursday that activated the state's National Guard 'to help protect Minnesotans' safety and maintain peace.' The four Minneapolis officers who were involved in the killing have since been terminated, but have yet to be arrested or formally charged. He eventually went silent and was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly after.

Video of the incident showed a handcuffed Floyd pleading for his life, repeatedly telling the officer he couldn't breathe. Over the past several days, thousands of people have taken to the streets, demanding justice for Floyd, a 46-year-old black man who died after a white officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes. Minneapolis Man Says Cop Who Killed George Floyd ‘Tried to Kill Me’ in 2008 No one wants to hear from the Birther-in-Chief, from the 'sons of bitches'-calling person, who says that athletes are kneeling for this very reason.' He continued: 'No one wants to hear from the person that they perceive as contributing to situations like this in our society - not directly, but allowing people like that to think that they can get away from this. Nobody wants to hear from the man who said there were very fine people on both sides. No one wants to hear from the man who said that the former president was not born in the United States. 'No one wants to hear from the man who wanted the death penalty to come back for the Central Park Five. 'As long as we’re being honest right now, nobody wants to hear from the White House or the attorney general right now,' Lemon began, before highlighting Trump's long history of racist rhetoric. Attorney Erica MacDonald, who told reporters Thursday that the President and Attorney General Bill Barr were 'directly and actively' monitoring the investigation into Floyd's officer-involved death. The CNN anchor was responding to comments made by U.S. Don Lemon unleashed another scathing critique of President Donald Trump and his purported concern over the George Floyd case.

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