US President Donald Trump invokes George Floyd's name during a Friday bill signing ceremony touting the latest jobs report, which exceeded economists' expectations
"We all saw what happened last week. We can't let that happen. Hopefully George is looking down and saying this is a great thing that's happening for our country. a great day for him. It's a great day for everybody," Trump said during a White House Rose Garden event before signing a piece of legislation devoted to small business loan flexibility.Floyd's death in police custody has sparked massive, mostly peaceful protests across the country.
Speaking in reference to Floyd, Trump maintained that"equal justice under the law must mean that every American receives equal treatment in every encounter with law enforcement regardless of race, color, gender or creed. They have to receive fair treatment from law enforcement." And as protesters in the wake of Floyd's death continue across the country to demand racial equality and policing reform, Trump's solution has been to, once again, campaign by crediting his administration's efforts to boost the economy.
"What's happened to our country and what you now see, it's been happening, is the greatest thing that can happen for race relations, for the African American community, for the Asian American , for the Hispanic American community, for women, for everything — because our country is so strong and that's what my plan is," Trump said before signing the bill.
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