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'He Was Executed': Americans Scoff as Pelosi Thanks George Floyd for 'Sacrificing' His Life

© REUTERS / Jonathan Ernst U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) participates with members of the Congressional Black Caucus in a news conference upon the guilty verdicts in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, for the murder of George Floyd, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. April 20, 2021
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) participates with members of the Congressional Black Caucus in a news conference upon the guilty verdicts in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, for the murder of George Floyd, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. April 20, 2021 - Sputnik International, 1920, 21.04.2021
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On Tuesday, a jury found ex-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin guilty of all three charges related to the May 25, 2020, murder of 46-year-old George Floyd. Chauvin is set to be sentenced over the next eight weeks and stands to face 75 years behind bars for second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

While speaking at the Congressional Black Caucus' news conference on Chauvin's conviction, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took a brief moment to look up at the sky and thank Floyd - for his death.  

"Thank you George Floyd for sacrificing your life for justice," she said on Tuesday, as lawmakers around her nodded in agreement. 

"Because of you and because of thousands, millions of people around the world who came out for justice - your name will always be synonymous with justice," she added. 

While those immediately around Pelosi appeared moved by her remarks, netizens gave the House Speaker a major side-eye. 

Some even called for Pelosi to walk back her statement and re-issue an address to the public and Floyd's family.  

The House Speaker eventually took to social media and made loose references to her initial comments, which caused her to trend almost immediately. 

"George Floyd should be alive today. His family’s calls for justice for his murder were heard around the world. He did not die in vain," she tweeted. "We must make sure other families don't suffer the same racism, violence & pain, and we must enact the George Floyd #JudgeInPolicing Act." 

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