“As much as I want to be overjoyed, that really should be the regular thing.”
“I welcome the verdict but by itself this won’t heal the pain of their loss, which reverberated around the world. The guilty verdict must be the beginning of real change—not the end.” —LONDON MAYOR SADIQ KHAN “AMERICA, LET THIS BE THE PRECEDENT. LET THIS BE THE PRECEDENT WHERE WE LIVE UP TO THE HIGH IDEALS AND THE PROMISES WHEN WE SAY LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.” —Ben Crump, Floyd Family lawyer “The truth of the matter is that the reason George Floyd is dead is because Mr. Chauvin’s heart was too small.”
—prosecuting attorney Jerry Blackwell Closing argument “The jury in the Derek Chauvin trial came to a unanimous and unequivocal verdict this afternoon: Please don’t hurt us. The jurors spoke for many in this country. Everyone understood perfectly well the consequences of an acquittal in this case. After nearly a year of burning and looting and murder by BLM that was never in doubt.” —TUCKER CARLSON “HERE’S THE TRUTH ABOUT RACIAL INJUSTICE: IT IS NOT JUST A BLACK AMERICA PROBLEM OR A PEOPLE-OF-COLOR PROBLEM. IT IS A PROBLEM FOR EVERY AMERICAN.”
—Vice President Kamala Harris “Thank you, George Floyd for sacrificing your life for justice.”
—nancy pelosi
“AS MUCH AS I WANT TO BE OVERJOYED, THAT REALLY SHOULD BE THE REGULAR THING. IT SHOULDN’T BE THAT THERE IS THIS WORLDWIDE WAIT TO FIND OUT WHAT THE VERDICT IS.”
—Representative Cori Bush