He also condemned the violent protests that spread in the wake of the killing.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Friday that the four police officers involved in the arrest and subsequent death of an unarmed African-American man, George Floyd, “look pretty darn guilty,” and condemned the violent protests and looting that took place in Minneapolis overnight.
In a written statement later Friday, McConnell said the pair of killings — in addition to that of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia earlier this year — reflect an “unfinished American struggle” against racism. Overnight, demonstrations in Minneapolis and elsewhere turned violent and some protesters were looting storefronts. At one point, rioters set fire to a police precinct station in the city. The Minnesota National Guard was called in to help keep the peace.
McConnell declined to comment on President Donald Trump’s overnight tweet that drew scrutiny from the social media platform, which stated it violated its policies on “glorifying violence. The company added a label to the tweet, but did not remove it.
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