Nancy Pelosi FORGETS the name of George Floyd while praising the police reform bill inspired by his death and instead calling him ‘George Kirby’
- Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was “very proud” to honor the name “George Kirby” when referring to a House police reform bill named after George Floyd.
- Pelosi was answering a journalist’s question about the House’s police reform bill during a press conference on Friday.
- In his response, Pelosi recalled meeting Floyd’s brother when speaking to the Chamber.
- Pelosi said her name would “always be remembered” because the invoice would be named in her memory
- The Speaker of the House of Representatives said he would recommend naming the legislation after Floyd, but only if his brother felt he was “worthy” of his name.
- Pelosi referred to the late Floyd as ‘George Kirby’, who was a leading African American comedian and actor in the 1960s and 1970s.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ended up mixing names on Friday when she declared a Democratic House bill on police reform that had received the name of George Floyd, to be worthy of the “name of George Kirby.”
Pelosi was speaking to reporters at the time and intended to refer to Floyd, the Minneapolis man who died in police custody last month after his neck was knelt for nearly nine minutes.
George Kirby was a black comedian and singer who was popular in the 1960s and ’70s and passed away in 1995.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was “very proud” to honor the name “George Kirby” when referring to a House police reform bill named after George Floyd.
In his response, Pelosi recalled meeting George Floyd’s brother when he was speaking before the Chamber.
George Floyd’s death has led to calls for police reforms across the country.
‘And I said’ I will recommend it to the Judicial Committee and the Black Caucus of Congress that have shaped the bill, but I will only do that if you tell me that this legislation is worthy of the name of George Kirby ‘, and he said so, and we are Very proud, we are very proud to wear that, ” Pelosi said as he spoke to reporters.
Republicans quickly highlighted the charade that took advantage of the moment to accuse Democrats of blocking efforts to introduce police reform.
‘So Nancy Pelosi referred to George Floyd as’ George Kirby’ and Chuck Schumer called him ‘Floyd Taylor’ and ‘George Taylor,’ ” Matt Wolking, deputy director of communications for the Trump campaign, tweeted. “These are the people who are blocking police liability legislation,” he said.
Pelosi referred to the late Floyd as ‘George Kirby’, who was a leading African American comedian and actor in the 1960s and 1970s.
Matt Wolking, deputy director of communications for the Trump campaign, was quick to jump on Pelosi’s mistake
There have been a number of other unforced errors when it comes to the George Floyd name, according to Fox News.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer referred to him as Floyd Taylor on Wednesday, mixing the names of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, although he corrected immediately.
Taylor was killed by police earlier this year in Kentucky.
On Thursday, the House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
The law prohibits bottlenecks, reforms qualified immunity that protects police officers from civil lawsuits, and also aims to create a national database of police conduct. The law also lowers the bar for police officers to face criminal prosecution.
The law is unlikely to pass the Republican-controlled Senate.
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