The Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday condemned feedback made via Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., accusing Democrats of “worshiping” George Floyd, a Black guy who was once killed 4 years in the past by the hands of Minneapolis police.
“This is unhinged even for @RepMTG,” the caucus wrote in a post on X. “George Floyd did not deserve to die, and a member of Congress should have the decency to acknowledge his humanity.”
The caucus’ feedback come after Greene posted a video on X the place she described Floyd as a “convicted felon” whom Democrats are “nonetheless worshiping.” It came during a rebuke of Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., who suggested during a congressional hearing on the origins of COVID that some Republicans “blindly worship” convicted felons, days after former President Donald Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
Addressing Dr. Anthony Fauci, who appeared for testimony before the panel on Monday, Raskin apologized for his Republican colleagues whom he said were treating him “like a convicted felon.”
“Actually, you probably wish they were treating you like a convicted felon. They treat convicted felons with love and admiration. Some of them blindly worship convicted felons,” Raskin said.
“We have Jamie Raskin in there accusing us of worshiping Trump. Worshiping a ‘convicted felon’,” Greene told a reporter in the clip.
When the reporter pointed out that Trump will be a convicted felon, Greene said “Well yeah, so is George Floyd and everyone — and also you all too — the media — worship George Floyd. Democrats worship George Floyd. There had been riots burning down the f—— nation over George Floyd.”
“I’m tired of Democrat antics claiming Republicans worship Donald Trump,” Greene wrote within the post accompanying the clip. “I worship God! Democrats are still worshiping Convicted Felon George Floyd.”
Floyd died on May 25, 2020, after Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, knelt on his neck for 9 mins and 29 seconds. Chauvin was once convicted of homicide and Floyd’s demise woke up a national counting on racism and police violence.
A spokesperson for Greene didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon Tuesday night time.
Trump was once convicted Thursday on 34 counts of falsifying industry data tied to reimbursing his former legal professional Michael Cohen for hush cash paid to porn actress Stormy Daniels within the ultimate days of the 2016 marketing campaign. Trump had pleaded no longer accountable within the case, and denied Daniels’ claims that she had a sexual come upon with him in 2006. His sentencing within the case is scheduled for July 11.