With the benefit of hindsight—and hindsight is always immensely beneficial—one can say that when Derek Chauvin decided to press his knee into George Floyd’s neck, he not only committed an act of brutality that shocked the world but inadvertently triggered a political chain reaction that broke the Democratic Party as we know it and made […]
When George Floyd died under the knee of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin five years ago, the outrage was swift and widespread. Republicans and Democrats, police chiefs and civil rights activists, media houses and corporate executives all agreed: it was horrific.“It’s police brutality, obviously,” said conservative commentator Ben Shapiro at the time.Today, that consensus lies […]
As speculation intensifies over a potential presidential pardon for Derek Chauvin—the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the murder of George Floyd—an old debate has resurfaced: did Floyd die because of drugs in his system, or because of the knee on his neck?Below, we break down the facts behind the claim.The Claim ResurfacesChauvin’s supporters, buoyed […]
