MarkMas
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And whilst I abhor Trump's politics and behaviour, it does not help that the press misrepresent him.
Trump suggests George Floyd is happy about US jobs numbers: 'It's a great day for him'
"It's a great day for him, it's a great day for everybody," the president says of the man whose death sparked nationwide protests.news.sky.com
I have looked hard at both the clip featured in the report and searched for extended footage elsewhere and whilst the comments are crass in my opinion he is referring to equality before law enforcement made during a press briefing on the unemployent figures. It is wrong to headline that Trump is of the view that George Floyd would be happy to see those figures.
It is increasingly hard to believe what is reported regardless of source or political bias of that outlet.
Maybe it always thus and we were more ignorant of such misrepresentation.
A link to full transcript is below. Trump rambles so much that it is hard to tell what he means by "this" when he says, "Hopefully George is looking down right now and saying, 'This is a great thing that’s happening for our country.' This is a great day for him." The press have assumed Trump must means the unemployment figures, since that is what he is announcing that day, and and it is hard to imagine that he means that this day was "a great day for" "equal justice under the law". His rambling style makes it hard for the press to succinctly quote him accurately, and allows him to spin anything he says however he likes.
https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-press-conference-transcript-on-jobs-report