Trump adviser says he doesn't think there's 'systemic racism' in law enforcement, calls George Floyd death an outrage

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Trump adviser says he doesn't think there's 'systemic racism' in law enforcement, calls George Floyd death an outrage
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'I think 99.9 percent of our law enforcement officers are great Americans and many of them are African American, Hispanic, Asian,' Robert O'Brien said.

Despite Floyd's pleas and concern expressed by bystanders, Chauvin kept his knee on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes, even after he stopped breathing. Chauvin and three other officers involved with the arrest have been fired by the Minneapolis police department, and Chauvin has been charged with murder.ahead of O'Brien, Representative Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, argued that the other three officers should be arrested and charged as well.

Trump later tried to walk back the statement, saying that he was not aware of the racist history. The president also said that he was attempting to warn demonstrators that they could be shot if they looted.

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