In an interview with The Washington Examiner published on Saturday, Vice President Mike Pence said that George Floyd’s death “shocked the conscience of the nation”…
In an interview with The Washington Examiner published on Saturday, Vice President Mike Pence said that George Floyd’s death “shocked the conscience of the nation” and dismissed calls to defund the police.
Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, died on Mary 25, after police officer Derek Chauvin pinned him to the ground and knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. The incident — which was caught on camera — sparked nationwide protests against police brutality, with thousands taking to the streets to demand justice.
Pence said that what happened to Floyd was “a disgrace” that “shocked the conscience of the nation” and added that “the rioting and the looting and the violence against innocent civilians and law enforcement that took place afterwards was also totally unacceptable.
