It's Time for an Honest Conversation About Race in America

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🗓️ 2 June 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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In the midst of outrage and shock over the death of George Floyd, many Americans want to respond in a way that will bring about positive change - they just don’t know how. Sophia Nelson, commentator and author of the book: “E Pluribus ONE: Reclaiming Our Founders' Vision for a United America,” joins the podcast to explain how we can move forward as one nation and work together to vanquish racism in our country. Be sure to check Kay Coles James op-ed here and this Daily Signal story entitle: "In the Wake of George Floyd’s Death, What These Black Leaders Think Should Happen." We also cover these stories: In a call to governors, President Trump urged them to be tough when it came to the violent protests over the death of George Floyd. President Barack Obama and George Floyd’s family members are speaking out against the violent riots in the wake of George Floyd’s death. The Minnesota attorney general says he will hold the police officers involved in the death of George Floyd to “the highest degree of accountability.” Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Tuesday, June 2nd. I'm Kate Trinko.
0:10.0	And I'm Virginia Allen. In the midst of outrage and shock over the death of George Floyd,
0:16.0	many Americans want to respond in a way that will bring about positive change.
0:21.0	They just don't know how. Today I talk with Sophia Nelson, commentator and
0:26.2	author of the book E. Pluribus 1, reclaiming our founder's vision for a United America. Nelson explains how we can move forward as
0:35.1	one nation and work together to vanquish racism in our country.
0:39.7	And if you're enjoying this podcast, please be sure to leave a review or a five-star rating
0:44.7	on Apple Podcasts and encourage others to subscribe.
0:48.8	Now, on to our top news.
0:55.0	In a call to governors, President Donald Trump urged them to be tough when it came to the violent protests over the death of George Floyd,
1:05.4	the African American man killed in Minneapolis last week,
1:09.6	when an officer knelt on his neck for nearly 10 minutes, despite Floyd saying, I can't breathe.
1:17.2	The country faced riots in several areas over the weekend, as well as peaceful protests.
1:23.6	In a call to governors, Trump reportedly urged them not to be weak.
1:28.0	Here's some of what Trump said, using audio CNN obtained
1:32.3	and says is from Trump's call to the governors.
1:35.4	What happened in the state of Minnesota,
1:38.0	they were the Olympics that were going over the world.
1:41.8	They were going with, police department, the police were running down the street,
1:47.0	sirens blazing, the rest of them running,
1:50.0	it was on camera, and then they wiped out you probably have to build a new one but I've never seen
1:56.3	anything like it and the whole world was laughing.
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