WASHINGTON, DC: Democratic US presidential candidate Joe Biden will travel to Houston on Monday and meet with the family of George Floyd, two ...
US Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event about the US economy at Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware. REUTERS/Jim BourgWASHINGTON, DC: Democratic US presidential candidate Joe Biden will travel to Houston on Monday and meet with the family of George Floyd, two weeks after Floyd's death in police custody triggered nationwide protests over racial injustice, two senior aides said.
Biden is expected to offer his sympathies to Floyd's relatives and record a video message for Floyd's funeral service, which is taking place later in the day in Houston, the aides said. He is not expected to attend the service to avoid any disruption to mourners that could be caused by his Secret Service protective detail.
The incident was captured on video, setting off massive street demonstrations that have spread across the United States and around the world.Biden has criticised President Donald Trump in recent days for his response to the protests, which have largely been peaceful but have occasionally led to violent clashes and property damage. Trump, a Republican, has called on authorities to crack down on protesters.
Biden, the former vice president, is often praised by supporters for his ability to offer comfort to those in mourning; his first wife and infant daughter died in an automobile accident, and his son Beau died of brain cancer.
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