Kudlow's comments came as protests against systemic racism and police brutality have filled U.S. cities of all sizes in recent weeks following the killing of George Floyd
White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow told reporters Wednesday that he doesn't believe there is systemic racism in the United States.
"I don't believe there is systemic racism in the U.S. I'm not going to go into a long riff on it," Kudlow said when asked a question about the country's black unemployment rate. "I don't believe there is systemic racism in the U.S. I'm not going to go into a long riff on it," Kudlow, who is white, said when a reporter asked about the country's black unemployment rate. Kudlow spoke to reporters at the White House following an interview on CNBC's "The Exchange."
The existence of systemic racism in the United States has been widely acknowledged by experts and academics, as well as by lawmakers and corporate leaders.
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