Pressed by a television host to say the words 'black lives matter,' Vice President Mike Pence has instead replied that 'all lives matter,' while acknowledging Juneteenth and lamenting George Floyd's death as a 'tragedy'. The exchange occurred on Friday night when Pence appeared in an interview with Philadelphia ABC affiliate WPVI-TV, and anchor Brian Taff repeatedly pressed him to 'utter those words' black lives matter. And so all lives matter in a very real sense.' Protesters assemble next to City Hall during a Juneteenth Black Lives Matter protest in New York City. They view the phrase 'all lives matter' as a denial of their grievances, and even as racist.

Source: Daily Mail June 20, 2020 13:49 UTC