Democratic New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries said Tuesday night on MSNBC that the death of George Floyd was a “high-tech lynching.”
“What happened …
Democratic New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries said Tuesday night on MSNBC that the death of George Floyd was a “high-tech lynching.” “What happened to George Floyd was a high-tech lynching,” Jeffries told MSNBC’s Ari Melber. “You know, it was a cold-blooded murder. It unfolded in front of the American people.” Jeffries said that Floyd’s death led to a “necessary awakening” that America needs to deal with police brutality and excessive force. He added that the majority of police officers that he interacted with are hard-working citizens trying to protect their communities, but the video of Floyd’s death shows that there is a problem.
