Former Vice President and Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden addresses the unfolding situation in Minnesota and the killing of George Floyd.

With some African-American activists amplifying their efforts to persuade former Vice President Joe Biden not to name Sen. Amy Klobuchar as his running mate because they say she wouldn’t excite black voters, the Minnesota Democrat is defending her previous record as a former tough-on-crime prosecutor in the Minnesota county where this week a black man in handcuffs died after a white police officer put his knee to the man’s throat for several minutes.

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The officer – Derek Chauvin – was seen on a tape recorded by a bystander with his knee on Floyd’s throat as Floyd repeated said “I can’t breathe.”

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Klobuchar – who didn't resonate with black voters during her bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination – was already being criticized by activists even before the Floyd incident as a choice that would not motivate black voters to support Biden in November’s general election.

Klobuchar – who’s considered a leading contender as Biden’s running mate – was asked if she should take herself out of consideration to be the Democratic vice presidential nominee.

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