Family, friends, and community members gathered for George Floyd‘s memorial service in Minneapolis yesterday afternoon. It was the first of three planned services before his funeral in Houston next week.
The two-hour event was attended by a number of public figures, including Rev. Al Sharpton, who delivered the eulogy, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Martin Luther King III, plus Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, and U.S. senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith.
Not in attendance was anyone from the Trump family… probably because absolutely nobody wanted them there.
First Lady Melania Trump did, however, take five seconds to tweet during the service, writing: “As the Memorial Service for George Floyd takes place in Minneapolis today, I once again extend my heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. It is my hope our country will come together in peace & heal from these challenging times.”
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As the Memorial Service for George Floyd takes place in Minneapolis today, I once again extend my heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. It is my hope our country will come together in peace & heal from these challenging times.
— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) June 4, 2020
It was an odd comment from someone who, for years, peddled a racist conspiracy theory about Barack Obama.
Perhaps she forgot about it?
Just in case, people on Twitter were quick to remind her.
And now, the responses…
Birthers have no moral standing when it comes to racial justice #BeBest
— David Rothschild (@DavMicRot) June 5, 2020
Clearly you’ve blocked your husbands twitter account. He called the protesters terrorists yesterday. Very unifying message
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) June 5, 2020
Well, #GeorgeFlyod was murdered by what your husband calls “ Very Fine People… 🙄 pic.twitter.com/xwvKMCQizY
— Cathygraphics 🌊(nasty cartoonist) (@Cathygraphics1) June 4, 2020
Your husband is siccing the US military on peaceful protesters. Your tweets ring very hollow.
— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) June 4, 2020
Whatever Birther🙄, might want to apologize for that first.
— Andrea R MD (@AndreaR9Md) June 4, 2020
The only way to heal would be to condemn the terrifying police brutality and start to dismantle structural racism.
Seeing as you husband spends most of his days cranking up the racism there could be a bit of a problem.
— Tony Green#RTRR🇬🇧😻🇪🇺UltraRejoiner#FBPE (@NoIAmTonyGreen) June 5, 2020
And now for a duetpic.twitter.com/uxclLas6qT
— MrBazza 🎬 (@MrBazza) June 4, 2020
You’re culpable.
— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) June 5, 2020
Biden is at the funeral and Trump has build a wall around the white house hiding in his bunker.
— Jesus (@DaJuice411) June 4, 2020
Your husband tweeted this during #GeorgeFloydMemorial but #BeBest. pic.twitter.com/EztwMpLsQH
— David Weissman (@davidmweissman) June 4, 2020
But it didn’t stop there…
Tell your husband to stop.
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) June 5, 2020
What an odd comment for a birther.
— Mikiala (@mikialakim) June 5, 2020
Justice will bring Peace. Peace will bring Healing.
No Justice. No Peace.
— Chidi®️ (@ChidiNwatu) June 4, 2020
Since you weren’t there, I’ll share what was said:
“And you ask him for his birth certificate, because you can’t take your knee off our neck. We don’t want no favors, just get up off of us and we can be and do whatever we can be.”
Reverend Sharpton
— jen pal (@jennyrachelpal) June 4, 2020
It is aberrant and abhorrent that you say this, Melania. You haven’t done one thing to advance the health of the black community. Not one thing. And you have not done anything to defy the white supremacy of your husband. You should be ashamed at a tweet like this. Take it down.
— TurningOverTables (@OverTables) June 4, 2020
No you don’t pic.twitter.com/jWeVlNgEgf
— America Is Not Russia 👍🏽🇺🇲🚫🇷🇺👎🏽 (@Fight_4_USA_Now) June 4, 2020
If you want the country to come together, vote for Joe Biden.
— Jon “Bowzer” Bauman (@JonBowzerBauman) June 5, 2020
You REALLY might want to think about sitting this one out.
— Michelle (@RageMichelle) June 4, 2020
I suggest that unless you have something constructive to say that you keep quiet
— Daud Vicary Abdullah (@DavidVicary) June 5, 2020
We will begin the healing on January 20, 2021. #Vote pic.twitter.com/JXvLftPbhY
— Pete 🇺🇸🆘 (@peteginsd) June 4, 2020
Watch Rev. Al Sharpton’s powerful eulogy for George Floyd below.
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Cam
Time for the Trump troll accounts to come in here all enraged that anybody DARED to mention Melania.
You know, because she has nothing to do with Trump’s actions.
I mean, other than lying on her Visa, Lying that she graduated from College, Claiming the speech she plagiarized from Michelle Obama at the Republican convention was written all by herself without help, Wearing a coat that said “I don’t care do you?” going to visit kids in cages, Ohhh, yeah, and pushed racist birther conspiracies on TV.
hurdygurdyman
How does she sleep?
TedV
probably hanging upside down from a perch
Charlotte Hollis
Melania Trumps comments are heart-felt and sincere. Its people like you, who constantly criticize with negativity, that prevents healing.
SteveM
Charlotte Hollis- You’re either a sociopath like Trump is or else stupider than he is or both. Anyway, you’re just a Trump troll, so climb back into the sewer hole you crawled out of and join the rest of your relatives, including the rest of Trump’s supporters.
Cam
@Charlotte Hollis
Hey Charlotte, I notice you didn’t respond to my comment that laid out all the times Melania has lied and contributed to the hate and racism in America.
See, her lying about all of that would mean she isn’t sincere, and her comments about the kids in cages would call her having a heart into question.
ShiningSex
SHE MOSTLY SLEEPS IN A COFFIN AND OBVIOUSLY ALONE. ON OCCASION SHE SLEEPS WITH DON JR. ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS SHE SLEEPS UPSIDE DOWN.
scottjamesmiller
During the day, in a box with soil from her birth country.
dougie
Charlotte Hollis – Are you serious? If Melania were sincerely sorry for the family’s loss, she would have called them and talked with them directly. A tweet is merely a self-centered call for publicity – nothing more. Sincerity and publicity-seeking are not the same thing.
Tombear
Oh come now, Melania is a highly paid escort. Trump bought and paid for her.
SteveM
She stays married to Trump because she gets far more when he dies than what she’d get if she divorces him. The marriage contract she has with Trump ties her to him like a slave.
Cam
@SteveM
Not sure it’s about that. My guess is that the RNC offered her a ton of money if she stays married to him and doesn’t mess up the image that he is married before the election.
Bob
I wonder what she’ll get if he’s in jail and penniless? Just wondering.. :>
Donald Dork
Are all the women in the Trump family airheads?
ShiningSex
Of course they are because no one with a brain would sleep with him otherwise.
Nightman
Let He (& Her) who has not sinned cast the first stone.
Every one of you has done things you knew were wrong! You didn’t apologize for what you did! You didn’t make reparation for what you did! You hid like a coward!
If you don’t like what Pres. Trump is doing, then why isn’t your name on the ballot for President?
Its very easy to criticize without responsibility or accountability. Anyone can hide behind a keyboard spewing diatribe while sipping Shirley Temples!
If you want change then get involved & peacefully work for it. Effective long lasting change happened slowly. You’re changing the mindset of 8 billion ppl. Good luck!
Peaceful assembly to get the point across is acceptable. And the message has been heard! Make no mistake about that. Justice will be done but that takes time. The officers are charged, arrested, & in custody awaiting trial. They must be treated just like everyone else that goes through the justice system. Even you are entitled to that!
Looting, burning property, destroying ppls businesses & neighborhoods, beating innocent ppl, killing innocent ppl & hunting Cops, is not peaceful assembly! It is anarchy & terrorism performed by opportunists & cowards. These ppl chose to be terrorists! Breaking the law isn’t going to bring positive change. It will bring defensive retaliation to protect innocent ppl from being harmed & prevent the breakdown of law & order. Terrorism should be dealt with swiftly, with strong defense, with total control. I never saw anyone protesting or rioting when the Gov’t dealt with terrorists from other countries over 911, ISIS, etc. Just because the terrorists are on US soil doesn’t mean they should be treated any differently than any other terrorist in any other part of the world. Antifa, anarchists, those who join mobs, all go back to their safe homes & enjoy the fruits of their looting, that which they stole from innocent ppl in a Democratic capitalist system. The very system they claim to hate. If Antifa doesn’t like life in the USA then they are free to leave for other countries that off a life style more in line with what they believe. Like China! N. Korea. Russia.
So … what have you done to help improve everyone’s life, & esp Black Lives?
ShiningSex
Sit down!
TRUMP IS SCUM. WE KNOW IT, YOU KNOW IT. END OF DISCUSSION. HE’S VILE AND ANYONE WHO DEFENDS HIM OR HIS MAIL ORDER BRIDE IS ALSO SCUM.
Jack
First of all, nobody voted for Donald Trump because they thought he was smart. He just hates the same people you hate.
Secondly, look at the ground you are standing on. Look at the land your car and house is sitting on. That land was looted from Native Americans who were killed in the millions by white people.
—Checks your facts and come back when you actually have some.
Thad
I talk with, work alongside, live near, ride transit with, listen to, trust, read books by, and learn from Black Americans.
It’s a start.
scottjamesmiller
You’ve never been followed around a CVS baby a white employee who’s just waiting for you to steal something. You’ve never had a job application set aside because your name sounds black. You’ve never been denied a mortgage because of the color of your skin. SIT DOWN! SHUT UP!
Cam
So then you admit Melania did all of that and hasn’t apologized.
Thanks!
mikeTigg
Oh my goodness…you’d think he’s the anti-Christ and she’s the whore of Babylon…
Oh wait a minute. They are…
MISTERJETT
she needs to go back to doing porn.
ShiningSex
All of the Trumps are racist. What’s new?
99.9% of his followers are racist and dumb. The others are just dumb.
MISTERJETT
that’s why they support him. they think he’s going to bring back slavery.
IAmUp4It
What about this story is Queerty worthy?
Cam
Describe why a story featuring a representative of a homophobic administration isn’t.
ScottOnEarth
Low-rent call-girl says what?
o.codone
People here are seething with hatred. There’s only one thing that’s going to fix this. A hot civil war.
Queerty editors should read the Queerty Comment Policy, posted below, and delete most of the comments on this thread. “We will not allow being mean spirited”. But you do allow abject hatred. Some policy.
linniejr
Hey Cam,
Charlotte can’t comment, because you’re right. I tried to understand why she would want to defend Mrs. Trump, but even I can’t come up with a good explanation. She is the FLOTUS, so therefore she did what protocol calls for her to do. There is no sincerity in that.