The brother of George Floyd, whose homicide by Minneapolis police sparked nationwide protests in 2020, has reportedly endorsed the Democratic ticket of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota.
On Friday, Philonise Floyd shared his assist for Walz, saying he “showed what unity was” by attending the funeral of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by Minnesota police in 2021.
“For him to take time out of his day to speak at the funeral, I gotta give him kudos,” Philonise Floyd mentioned, in accordance to NBC Information. “He’s a family man with a good heart.”
He described the governor, who was introduced as Harris’ vice presidential operating mate Tuesday, as somebody who rose to the challenges he confronted in workplace.
“At first, he was just a regular governor, just looking like a politician,” he mentioned. “Then, he stood up and he put Keith Ellison in place as the prosecutor, and that showed a lot of people he was not playing. He was serious.”
Walz had tapped Ellison, the Minnesota legal professional normal, to deal with the prosecution of Derek Chauvin, who was fired from his police position and tried after kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for round 9 minutes, killing him.
Chauvin was convicted in 2021 on two counts of homicide and one rely of manslaughter, receiving 22.5 years in jail. He acquired a further 21-year sentence in 2022, to be served concurrently, for violating George Floyd’s civil rights.
“If it wasn’t for Gov. Walz, we would not be able to walk around and say that we got some accountability,” Philonise Floyd mentioned Friday.
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The Harris-Walz ticket has been enthusiastically acquired by Democrats. In the meantime, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has known as Walz a “radical left man,” although he’d beforehand praised his management in the course of the civil unrest in Minnesota following George Floyd’s killing.
“I can’t say anything bad about him. I really just want to shake his hand right now,” Philonise Floyd mentioned in regards to the vice presidential nominee. “Sometimes, it’s the people that you don’t see everyday, those are the people that have the best advice. He’s ready.”
