MITT Romney joined around 1,000 Christian protesters as he shared a picture of his dad marching for Civil Rights in the sixties.
On Sunday, the Republican senator said he decided to join the mass anti-racism protest in Washington DC after Floyd, an unarmed black man, died during his brutal Minneapolis arrest on May 25.
Romney was spotted at the crowded silent, faith-based demonstration, which was reportedly organized by local pastors to decry Floyd’s death.
He had shared an image of his dad marching for Civil rights in the 1960s on Saturday, the day before he was pictured marching.
“We need a voice against racism, we need many voices against racism and against brutality. And we need to stand up and say that black lives matter,” the Utah politican told NBC News as he walked.
As the protesters approached Donald Trump’s residence, they suddenly broke into a chorus of “Amazing Grace” as Romney sang along.
Speaking to a Washington Post reporter, Romney said he marched to “to make sure that people understand that Black Lives Matter” as protests against racism and police brutality erupted all over the country.
He had issued his support for the movement in an emotional tweet the day before.
“This is my father, George Romney, participating in a Civil Rights march in the Detroit suburbs during the late 1960s,” Romney wrote.
“‘Force alone will not eliminate riots,’ he said. ‘We must eliminate the problems from which they stem.’”
This is a sharp contrast to Trump’s vocal criticism of the movement, praising the police guarding the nation’s capital and calling for “LAW & ORDER” on Twitter.
On Sunday, Minneapolis officials said they intended to disband the police there after Chauvin and three other officers were charged in relation to Floyd’s death.
Earlier, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio also revealed a series of NYPD reforms, which included cutting their $6 billion budget and spending money on social services instead.
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But Trump has remained steadfast in his support of law enforcement and criticized his Democratic rival Joe Biden for siding with the protesters.
Not only will Sleepy Joe Biden DEFUND THE POLICE, but he will DEFUND OUR MILITARY!” he raged on Saturday night, as another day of demonstrations concluded. “He has no choice, the Dems are controlled by the Radical Left.
“Sleepy Joe Biden and the Radical Left Democrats want to ‘DEFUND THE POLICE.’ I want great and well paid LAW ENFORCEMENT. I want LAW & ORDER!”
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