President Joe Biden’s remarks before and after the conviction of Derek Chauvin for George Floyd’s murder were clear and decisive. He called the evidence “overwhelming,” said he was “praying that the verdict is the right verdict” and argued for the country to come together following a verdict that was a step toward racial justice in a country with systemic racism.
Few presidents (certainly not the last one) would have made those comments.
But while Biden’s words may have stood out, they shouldn’t have been surprising. Biden might never have become president without having the appeal he did in 2020 on uniting the country on issues such as race relations. CONTINUED
Harry Enten, CNN