President Joe Biden said Tuesday he’s praying for “the right verdict” in the trial of the police officer charged with George Floyd’s murder, and that he called Floyd’s family after the jury began its deliberations.
“I can only imagine the pressure and anxiety they’re feeling, and so I waited until the jury was sequestered and I called,” Biden told reporters on Tuesday, after White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced the call earlier.
The outreach came on the same day the jury began deliberations on the fate of Derek Chauvin, the police officer who knelt on Floyd’s neck until his death. The May 2020 episode sparked nationwide protests as graphic video recordings from bystanders were circulated, adding to unrest over the repeated killings of Black people at the hands of police officers.
Floyd’s family is “calling for peace and tranquility no matter what that verdict is,” Biden said, adding that he is “praying the verdict is the right verdict.”
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