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Al Sharpton slammed and adored for political speech at George Floyd memorial service as he goes after Trump

4-6-2020 < RT 62 749 words
 

Critics decried Al Sharpton for getting political and taking shots at President Donald Trump during a George Floyd memorial service, and the television pundit is now planning a march in DC.


“George Floyd’s story has been the story of black folks … the reason we could never be who we wanted and dreamed of being is you kept your knee on our neck,” Sharpton said at the event, which brought out Floyd’s family members, as well as celebrities like Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish. 


Sharpton earned cheers during his speech, but was swiftly attacked by conservatives when he decided to go political and take shots at Trump, saying he’s never seen someone hold a bible the way the president did when he was photographed at St. John’s Church in DC. 


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“You all talk about making America great,” the reverend added. “Great for who and when? We gonna make America great for everybody.” 


“The reason why the blk community can't breath is bcuz blk leaders like Al Sharpton has had his knee on the neck of black Americans for decades,” Trump supporters Diamond & Silk tweeted. 





Others accused the reverend of having “no shame” and disgracing Floyd’s memory by making the service political.








Others attempted to shine a light on Sharpton’s controversial past, which has included anti-semitic remarks, many of which were brought up during a congressional hearing on police brutality.











Sharpton has defended his rhetoric about Jewish people in the past, even writing in 2011 that his comments over the years have been manipulated by “extremist Jews.”


Sharpton’s words at Floyd’s memorial service still earned praises from liberals and supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement though, many of whom praised the reverend as “inspiring.”






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