Here’s a take we did not see coming. We already saw Beto O’Rourke make an ass of himself at a news conference about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. O’Rourke at least has a reason; he’s running for governor and thought this would make a good campaign stop. Why Barack Obama chose to insert himself here is bizarre — you’d think he’d be tweeting about gun control, but instead he’s making sure we don’t forget about the anniversary of Geroge Floyd’s death and the need for criminal justice and police reform.
As we grieve the children of Uvalde today, we should take time to recognize that two years have passed since the murder of George Floyd under the knee of a police officer. His killing stays with us all to this day, especially those who loved him.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 25, 2022
Oh crap, we almost forgot.
In the aftermath of his murder, a new generation of activists rose up to channel their anguish into organized action, launching a movement to raise awareness of systemic racism and the need for criminal justice and police reform.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 25, 2022
In the aftermath of his murder, a new generation of anarchists rose up to channel their anger into arson and looting.
Inspired by these young leaders, @MBK_Alliance launched a Reimagining Policing Pledge for mayors and cities ready to take action. If you’re wondering how you can help make things a little better today, here are some ways to get involved: https://t.co/1E1MfT1sza
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 25, 2022
Read the room, dude.
"It sucks those kids died, but remember George Floyd? He's who I'm still thinking about." — Barack Obama
— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) May 25, 2022
wut
— Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) May 25, 2022
Really necessary to use this now in connection with those kids?
— Theoden of Rohan (@ma5ny) May 25, 2022
While I sympathize with the tragedy of George Floyd, it is inappropriate to use the tragedy of the murder of 18 innocent children in the same breath.
— Jim Salcedo 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇨🇮🇹🇩🇪🇫🇷 🇨🇴 🇲🇦 (@jamessalcedo) May 25, 2022
Please don't bring George Floyd onto the conversation today. It's apples and pears. Let's just mourn these poor, poor children and teacher. Leave mentioning George for another time. Thought you'd have more tact @BarackObama
— ⭕CommonSense⭕ (@C0mm0nSen53) May 25, 2022
At first I thought this was parody account 😐
— king of pullouts 😳🦁 (@gizzyone1) May 25, 2022
And how the two things are connected????? 😳😳😳😳
— Wanderlust79 (@Wanderlust792) May 25, 2022
He had his George Floyd tweets all ready to go, and then that silly school shooting had to happen.
The massacre that happened yesterday does not favor my narrative so much, so let's skip over the parents' grief and remind everyone of a misfortune that does favor my narrative to create more hate, after two weekends of mass murders.
Good thinking.
— Emmanuel Rincón (@EmmaRincon) May 25, 2022
What a douche.
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 21, 2022
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