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The Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday condemned comments made by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., accusing Democrats of 'worshiping' George Floyd, a Black man who was killed four years ago at the hands of Minneapolis police. 'This is unhinged even for @RepMTG,' the caucus wrote in a post on X. 'George Floyd did not deserve to die, and a member of Congress should have the decency to acknowledge his humanity.
'We have Jamie Raskin in there accusing us of worshiping Trump. Worshiping a 'convicted felon',' Greene told a reporter in the clip. When the reporter pointed out that Trump will be a convicted felon, Greene said 'Well yeah, so is George Floyd and everybody — and you all too — the media — worship George Floyd. Democrats worship George Floyd. There were riots burning down the f------ country over George Floyd.
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