Today, Donald Trump imagined the response of a dead man who was killed by police to new U.S. jobs numbers.
Trump said George Floyd’s reaction to the jobs numbers would have been that it’s a great thing.
“Hopefully George is looking down right now and saying this is a great thing that’s happening for our country. This is a great day for him, it’s a great day for everybody.”
Yes, this is a real thing the president just said.
I had to clip this because it is unbelievable. President @realDonaldTrump just said this: “Hopefully, George is looking down right 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.” #GeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/6CbGoLJrRg
— Vladimir Duthiers (@vladduthiersCBS) June 5, 2020
Trump imagining George Floyd’s reaction to the jobs numbers: “Hopefully George is looking down right now and saying this is a great thing that’s happening for our country. This is a great day for him, it’s a great day for everybody.” pic.twitter.com/YLBSkk9Wk7
— Adam Cancryn (@adamcancryn) June 5, 2020
President Trump: "Hopefully George is looking down right now and saying this is a great thing that is happening for our country."@MichaelSteele: “It’s not only tone-deaf, it’s borderline blasphemous in light of what happened to Mr. Floyd.” pic.twitter.com/NLb9sPel5D
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 5, 2020