George Floyd's family meets with Biden, lawmakers on policing reform

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George Floyd's family meets with Biden, lawmakers on policing reform: 'Get this taken care of'


Biden made no formal remarks to push reform but later said he's "optimistic."

George Floyd's family came to Washington Tuesday to meet with President Joe Biden and key lawmakers involved in policing reform negotiations, talks now stalled with no concrete progress to show one year after Floyd's death in police custody sparked worldwide protests demanding change.

Between meetings on Capitol Hill, the Floyds met with Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House behind closed doors, in order to have a "private discussion" with the family because of Biden's "personal relationship," with them, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday.

Biden, she said, would put out a statement but he did not make formal remarks, as could have been expected if he had been able to sign a policing reform bill, as he had called on to happen by the anniversary, presumably with the Floyd family on hand.

Departing the White House for Wilmington Tuesday evening after meeting with Floyd's family for more than an hour, Biden said he was "optimistic" lawmakers would reach an agreement on policing reform sometime after Memorial Day.

Biden also said Floyd's 7-year-old daughter Gianna, who famously said her "daddy changed the world," was treated to ice cream and Cheetos during the Oval Office meeting and that he showed the family around the White House on a day he said "takes a lot of courage to get through."

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