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'How do we end systemic racism?': George W. Bush says George Floyd's death reveals America's 'tragic failures' - USA TODAY

'How do we end systemic racism?': George W. Bush says George Floyd's death reveals America's 'tragic failures' - USA TODAY

'How do we end systemic racism?': George W. Bush says George Floyd's death reveals America's 'tragic failures' - USA TODAY
Jun 03, 2020 1 min, 4 secs

Bush called it a "shocking failure that many African Americans" are "harassed and threatened in their own country.".

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi called on President Donald Trump to be a "healer in chief" during George Floyd protests.

Former President George W.

Bush called Tuesday for peace and empathy after the "brutal suffocation" of George Floyd, an African American man who died in police custody last week, and declared it was "time for America to examine our tragic failures." .

In arare public statement, Bush said he and former first lady Laura Bush were "anguished" by Floyd's death and "disturbed by the injustice and fear that suffocate our country." .

"It remains a shocking failure that many African Americans, especially young African American men, are harassed and threatened in their own country," Bush said.

Protests have been held around the country in response to Floyd's death and have turned violent in many cities.

Bush said Floyd's death follows a "long series of similar tragedies" and "raises a long overdue question: How do we end systemic racism in our society?"

Obama: Former president hopes George Floyd's death will spur reform, be a 'real turning point'

The president has called Floyd's death a "grave tragedy," and the Justice Department launched a civil rights investigation in the case

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