‘This Is a Bunch of BS’: Elon Musk, MAGA Trolls and Right-Wing Influencers Spark Outrage After Demanding Trump Pardon Derek Chauvin In George Floyd’s Death Despite State Conviction
There was a time not long ago when Americans on the left and right shared the belief that Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis cop who placed George Floyd in a 9-minute chokehold, had responded too forcefully. Floyd’s death ignited nationwide protests in 2020, after video footage was widely circulated showing Floyd plead, “I can’t breathe,” as…
