Joe Biden told reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday that he is “praying” the jury in Derek Chauvin’s trial will issue the “right verdict” and “the evidence is overwhelming” in his view.
“I’m praying the verdict is the right verdict,” Biden said. “I think it’s overwhelming, in my view. I wouldn’t say that unless the jury was sequestered.”
Biden also said he spoke with the family of George Floyd, adding that he “can only imagine the pressure and the anxiety that they’re feeling.”
Pres. Biden on the Chauvin trial:
"I'm praying the verdict is the right verdict. The evidence is overwhelming in my view." pic.twitter.com/NNqozvOrN6
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) April 20, 2021
Meanwhile, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told a reporter Tuesday, “We’re not going to get ahead of the outcome,” when asked about Biden saying that the evidence in the Chauvin trial is “overwhelming” in his view.
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Jen Psaki’s remarks on Tuesday:
"We're not going to get ahead of the outcome," says @PressSec when asked about President Biden saying that the evidence in the Chauvin trial is "overwhelming" pic.twitter.com/eInIrGAiGb
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) April 20, 2021
President Biden spoke with the family of George Floyd yesterday to check in with them and also share that the family was in his prayers.
— Jen Psaki (@PressSec) April 20, 2021
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Biden met with Philonise Floyd and other family members before George Floyd’s funeral in June, The New York Times reported. George Floyd’s death in police custody last year sparked months of protests and riots nationwide, Daily Caller reported.
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), in Minnesota on Saturday night, told protesters, “We’ve got to stay on the street and we’ve got to get more active, we’ve got to get more confrontational. We’ve got to make sure that they know that we mean business”, if the trial resulted in a “not guilty” verdict.
The judge presiding over Chauvin’s trial said Monday that Rep. Waters’ comments could result in the entire trial being overturned.
Psaki was also grilled Tuesday over Rep. Waters’ remarks:
REPORTER: "Is it a double standards to not condemn or speak out against the comments of Maxine Waters?"@PressSec: "The Congresswoman has provided further clarification of her own remarks…" pic.twitter.com/PO4zlvTrBD
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) April 20, 2021
