Trump says he hopes George Floyd 'looking down' and seeing today's jobs numbers as 'a great day for

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Source: Independent.co.uk

Donald Trump says he hopes George Floyd, who was killed by police on Memorial Day after an officer forced his knee on the back of his neck for nearly nine minutes while facing the ground in handcuffs, is "looking down right now" and saying today is a "great thing that's happening for our country" as the nation's unemployment rate declined but remains higher than during the Great Recession.

The president said: "Hopefully George is looking down right now and saying, 'This is a great thing that's happening for our country. It's a great day for him, it's a great day for everybody. It's a great day for everybody. This is a great, great day."

Asked how the rate of unemployment among black Americans can be considered a "victory" as it continues to increase, the president told a reporter outside the White House, "You are really something."

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-george-floyd-press-conference-today-job-numbers-a9551426.html

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UPDATE: The reporter asking the question was Yamiche Alcindor of PBS.

Note: The unemployment rate for African Americans actually went up 16.8% in the May jobs report, while the unemployment rate for whites went down. The unemployment rate also went up for Asian Americans to 15%.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-unemployment-rate-black-asian-coronavirus-1508940