The brother of George Floyd, whose murder by Minneapolis police sparked nationwide protests in 2020, has reportedly endorsed the Democratic ticket of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota.
On Friday, Philonise Floyd shared his support for Walz, saying he “showed what unity was” by attending the funeral of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by Minnesota police in 2021.
“For him to take time out of his day to speak at the funeral, I gotta give him kudos,” Philonise Floyd said, according to NBC News. “He’s a family man with a good heart.”
He described the governor, who was announced as Harris’ vice presidential running mate Tuesday, as someone who rose to the challenges he faced in office.
“At first, he was just a regular governor, just looking like a politician,” he said. “Then, he stood up and he put Keith Ellison in place as the prosecutor, and that showed a lot of people he was not playing. He was serious.”
Walz had…