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FLOTUS Bashed Online as She Sees 'No Reason for Violence' in Protests Over George Floyd's Death

© REUTERS / Yuri GripasU.S. first lady Melania Trump attends the opening of Bunny Mellon Healing Garden at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, U.S
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The first lady expressed her condolences to the family of George Floyd, and urged the people of the United States to focus on “peace, prayers & healing”.

As the United States witnessed the eruption of a wave of protests this week, sparked by the death of African-American man named George Floyd who died in police custody after being pinned to the ground and handcuffed, US First Lady Melania Trump stepped forward to offer her take on the situation.

In her 29 May tweet, the FLOTUS argued that while the United States does allow for peaceful protests, "there is no reason for violence".

"I’ve seen our citizens unify & take care of one another through COVID19 & we can’t stop now", Melania insisted.

​She also expressed her "deepest condolences" to Floyd's family, and urged Americans to "focus on peace, prayers & healing".

Many social media users, however, used this opportunity to criticize Melania and her husband, US President Donald Trump.

​A number of people snarkily inquired about certain other forms of peaceful protest, some of which the US president doesn't seem to be fond of.

The city of Minneapolis has been gripped by riots for four days in a row now, with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz calling in the National Guard to help deal with the unrest.

Thousands of people marched to the White House on Friday in a sympathy protest over Floyd's death, with protests also erupting across the country, including California, New York, Atlanta and Louisville.

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