PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN---Day90---Evening Shade-Tuesday

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Tuesday April 20, 2021 · 4:30 PM PDT

2021/04/20 · 16:30

2020 Election Map with red and blue states: 306 Electoral votes for Joe Biden, and 232 for his opponent, a landslide. Tags Evening Shade diaries, Good News Roundups — PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2020

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PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN

White House officials are closing in on a large spending plan centered on childcare, paid family leave, and other domestic priorities.

The package could amount to at least $1 trillion of new spending and tax credits. https://t.co/6VDG7s8Ow9
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

The White House has appointed a new voting rights adviser.

Loyola Law School professor Justin Levitt worked on voting rights issues in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division under former President Obama.https://t.co/MEDSs1oF3l
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

Biden: "When Pres. Obama asked me to consider being his Vice President, Fritz was my first call and trusted guide. He not only took my call, he wrote me a memo. It was Walter Mondale who defined the vice presidency as a full partnership and helped provide a model for my service."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

Pool report: The President and the Vice President watched the verdict with staff in the Private Dining Room.

Following the verdict, the President spoke with Governor Tim Walz. The President, the Vice President, and the First Lady spoke with Philonise Floyd from the Oval Office.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

President Biden and VP Harris call the Floyd family after the GUILTY verdict! Thank you @POTUS & @VP for your support! We hope that we can count on you for the police reform we NEED in America! ✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/cg4V2D5tlI
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) April 20, 2021

President Biden called the Floyd family after the verdict. He says he kept thinking about George Floyd's daughter:

"I keep thinking of her words, 'daddy's gonna change the world'. Well, we got a shot to make change." https://t.co/n6iXHMmCrB
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

KAMALA HARRIS

Vice President Harris: "Today, we feel a sigh of relief. Still, it cannot take away the pain. A measure of justice isn't the same as equal justice."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

Vice President Harris: "America has a long history of systemic racism. Black Americans, and Black men in particular, have been treated throughout the course of our history as less than human."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

Vice President Harris: "Here's the truth about racial injustice: It is not just a Black America problem. Or a people of color problem. It is a problem for every American. It is keeping us from fulfilling the promise of liberty and justice for all."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

PRESIDENT OBAMA & MICHELLE OBAMA

President Obama and Michelle Obama:

"Today, a jury in Minneapolis did the right thing."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

The Obamas: "Michelle and I send our prayers to the Floyd family, in the hopes that they may find peace. And we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with all those who are committed to guaranteeing every American the full measure of justice that George and so many others have been denied."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing entitled Jim Crow 2021: The Latest Assault on the Right to Vote.

The hearing will feature testimony from Stacey Abrams, Sen. Raphael Warnock, and Sherrilyn Ifill.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

GEORGE FLOYD

Reuters: JURY HAS REACHED VERDICT IN FORMER MINNEAPOLIS POLICEMAN DEREK CHAUVIN'S MURDER TRIAL -COURT
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

The Chauvin jury deliberated for just about 11 hours before reaching a verdict. @MSNBC
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

Count 1: GUILTY
Count 2: GUILTY
Count 3: GUILTY
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

Bail has been revoked. Derek Chauvin has been remanded into custody.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

Darnella Frazier was just a 17-year-old taking her 9-year-old cousin out for snacks when she stopped and filmed Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd's neck.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison: "I would not call today's verdict justice, however, because justice implies true restoration. But it is accountability, which is the first step toward justice."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

Minnesota AG Keith Ellison: "George Floyd mattered."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: "George Perry Floyd Jr. came to Minneapolis to better his life. But ultimately his life will have bettered our city. Today the jury joined in a shared conviction that has animated Minneapolis for the last 11 months: they refused to look away."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

GEORGE FLOYD’S FAMILY

Rodney Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, on @MSNBC: "I'm feeling tears of joy, so emotional."

"This right here is for everyone that's been in this situation. Everybody, everybody."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

Philonise Floyd, George Floyd's brother: "The person that comes to my mind is 1955, and to me he was the first George Floyd. That was Emmett Till."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

Terrence Floyd, George Floyd's brother: "I'm gonna miss him. But now I know he's in history. What a day to be a Floyd, man."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

HOUSE

The House has just rejected a Republican attempt to censure Rep. Maxine Waters.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

REPUBLICANS & JOE BIDEN

Republicans have tried and largely failed to define Biden — or even to make people dislike him. Now, they're admitting as much.

"It's probably harder to attack somebody who is relatable and likable."

"It's always harder to fight against a nice person."https://t.co/wySx8ar4C7
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

OHIO

The Democratic Mayor of Dayton, Nan Whaley, has announced a bid for Ohio governor.

"When you've been through what Dayton has ... it molds you, puts a little steel in your spine, makes you strong enough to stand up to the biggest bullies and fight." https://t.co/dsjCQvKmJV
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021

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