A week and a half after the death of George Floyd, Donald Trump speaks directly about his death. The American president has strangely compared the death of this black man at the hands of a white policeman to the drop in unemployment which happened this Friday June 5 in the United States in an unexpected way.
The surprise drop in unemployment in the United States on Friday? According to Donald Trump, it marks "a great day" for George Floyd, a black man whose death, by asphyxiation under the knee of a white police officer, sparked a historic outburst in the country.
"We all saw what happened last week. We can't allow that to happen again, "said the President of the United States of America on the death.
"I hope George looks at us from up there thinking that what is happening in the country is great. It’s a great day for him, it’s a great day for everyone, ”he said, bringing the good economic news and the drama that is shaking the United States together in an amazing way.
"This is a big, big day in terms of equality," he continued, when he is accused of having so far failed to respond to the evils denounced by the demonstrators - racism, violence police, inequalities.
Trump still calls to "dominate the streets"
Since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, and the protests that followed, initially marked by looting and riots in many American cities, Donald Trump has favored a martial response.
He presented himself as the president of "public order" and threatened to send the army to the streets to quell the outbursts. He again took on Friday his call to "dominate the streets", criticizing state governors who refuse to call on the National Guard.
This posture has earned him unprecedented criticism from former army leaders, including his former defense minister Jim Mattis. The current Pentagon chief, Mark Esper, has also distanced himself from the view that the military should not be deployed.
Whoever did it the most "for the black community since Lincoln"
Donald Trump has always believed that the best policy for reducing inequality is to promote economic growth and lower unemployment among African Americans.
For the past three years, he has repeatedly promoted his decline to present himself as "the president who has done the most for the black community since Abraham Lincoln", who abolished slavery in the 1860s.
"Equality before the law must mean that every American receives the same treatment in every interaction with law enforcement, regardless of race, color, gender and faith. They must be treated fairly by law enforcement, "President Trump said on Friday. "This is really what our Constitution provides and what founds our country."
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