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Republican US Rep Lauren Boebert has criticized Joe Biden for hosting the family of George Floyd at the White House to mark the first anniversary of his death. The president will host a large contingent of the Floyd family in a private meeting where he is "eager to listen to their perspectives" on police reform, press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday. In a series of tweets, Ms Boebert said Mr Biden was trying to replace Martin Luther King with.
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Originally published on May 25, 2021 3:56 pm
On the first anniversary of his murder by a Minneapolis police officer, a killing that launched protests and calls for police reform nationwide, members of George Floyd s family met Tuesday with President Biden, Vice President Harris and congressional leaders in Washington, D.C.
The meeting with Biden and Harris lasted approximately an hour, and was kept private. The White House said those attending included Floyd s mother and daughter, three brothers and a nephew.
Biden issued a statement afterward, saying that the Floyd family has shown extraordinary courage, especially his young daughter Gianna, who I met again today. The day before her father s funeral a year ago, Jill and I met the family and she told me,