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Social media gasps as Nancy Pelosi thanks George Floyd for sacrificing your life for justice
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks as Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, right, and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus listen, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, after the jury convicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Jose Luis Magana, FRE / Associated Press
People on social media collectively gasped as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi thanked George Floyd “for sacrificing your life for justice” directly after the police officer who killed him was convicted of murder on Tuesday.
Blowback after Speaker Pelosi thanks George Floyd for âsacrificing your life for justiceâ
By Christina Prignano Globe Staff,Updated April 20, 2021, 7:27 p.m.
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi walked out of the US Capitol to join members of the Congressional Black Caucus for a news conference following the verdict in the Derick Chauvin trial on Tuesday.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing criticism online after saying during a press conference in the wake of the Derek Chauvin conviction that George Floyd sacrificed his life âfor justice.â
Pelosi made the comments as she spoke alongside the Congressional Black Caucus outside the US Capitol following news that Chauvin, a former police officer, was convicted on all charges in the murder of Floyd last May.
George Floyd just moments after his killer,
Derek Chauvin, was found guilty.
Pelosi, 81, stood in front of the Capitol on Tuesday with other political leaders and thanked Floyd for “sacrificing” his life for justice.
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 15: U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol April 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. Speaker Pelosi held her weekly news conference to answer questions from members of the press. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
“Thank you George Floyd for sacrificing your life for justice … Because of you and because of thousands, millions of people around the world who came out for justice, your name will always be synonymous with justice,” said Pelosi in a clip posted to Twitter.