‘Despicable’: Biden dings Trump for George Floyd ‘looking down’ comments

Published June 5, 2020 6:16pm ET



Joe Biden ripped President Trump for name-dropping George Floyd during a live White House press statement, which was organized for him to talk about economic gains and to sign a law extending loans to small businesses.

“George Floyd’s last words, ‘I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe,’ have echoed all across this nation,” Biden said Friday. “For the president to try to put any other words in the mouth of George Floyd, I, frankly, think is despicable.”

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