House Speaker urges President to avoid fanning the flames
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday urged U.S. President Donald Trump to be a “healer in chief” while Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged “racism in America” as the wrenching debate fuelling protests over the treatment of black people in the United States arrived in Congress.
Gone are the days when “Black Lives Matter” protests were met simply with “Blue Lives Matter” retorts in support of law enforcement. Instead, Congress seems to have heard the protesters outside its doors.Mr. McConnell said it’s not only the death of Mr. Floyd at the hands of white police in Minnesota drawing protesters into the streets, but of other African Americans, including Breonna Taylor in his home-state of Kentucky.
Mr. McConnell declined to directly comment on Mr. Trump’s handling of the crisis. However, several Republicans on Tuesday suggested it would be better if Mr. Trump helped calm the nation rather than escalate the already tense conditions in Washington and across the country. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas said he was “glad the president led” by clearing the protesters from the park.
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