Controversial U.S. preacher Rev. Al Sharpton took a jab at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for taking 21 seconds before he answered a question about rioting south of the border..In a press conference on Wednesday, Trudeau was asked about what he thought of the situation in the U.S. and the actions of President Donald Trump..Trudeau gazed ahead for a full 21 seconds before he started to answer the question..When asked by a Canadian news crew in the States about recent event non Thursday, Sharpton gave an impassioned answer about how he was tired of preaching at funerals of African Americans killed by police and that the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer would be a turning point in American race relations..“I’m going to express that in my eulogy, and since you’re from Canada, I won’t have a 21 second gap before I say what I have to say,” Sharpton said..Rev. Al Sharpton.During eight nights of rioting, thousands of people of been arrested and hundreds of police officers injured..The police officer who arrested George has been charged with second-degree murder..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694. Defying crackdown, hundreds march against lockdowns in Calgary
Controversial U.S. preacher Rev. Al Sharpton took a jab at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for taking 21 seconds before he answered a question about rioting south of the border..In a press conference on Wednesday, Trudeau was asked about what he thought of the situation in the U.S. and the actions of President Donald Trump..Trudeau gazed ahead for a full 21 seconds before he started to answer the question..When asked by a Canadian news crew in the States about recent event non Thursday, Sharpton gave an impassioned answer about how he was tired of preaching at funerals of African Americans killed by police and that the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer would be a turning point in American race relations..“I’m going to express that in my eulogy, and since you’re from Canada, I won’t have a 21 second gap before I say what I have to say,” Sharpton said..Rev. Al Sharpton.During eight nights of rioting, thousands of people of been arrested and hundreds of police officers injured..The police officer who arrested George has been charged with second-degree murder..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694. Defying crackdown, hundreds march against lockdowns in Calgary