Makes political statement in solidarity with #BLM

Via Esquire:

But in an eight-minute-long video Johnson posted to Instagram and Twitter on Thursday, there’s no mistaking which side he’s on. In response to the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police last week—and in support of the thousands of people protesting for justice across the country—Johnson advocated for the Black Lives Matter movement and criticized President Trump without naming him. Throughout the speech, Johnson repeats: “Where are you? Where is our leader?”

“Where is our compassionate leader who’s going to step up to our country who’s down on its knees, and extend a hand and say, ‘You stand up, stand up with me because I got you. I hear you, I’m listening to you,’” Johnson says. “‘And you have my word that I’m going to do everything in my power, until my dying day, my last breath, to do everything I can to create the change that is needed, to normalize equality because black lives matter.’ Where are you?”

Johnson’s words follow his recent posts demanding justice for Floyd’s death—and even further back, his complicated political history. Even though he didn’t go through with his 2020 presidential bid, he’s long been vocal about ending gun violence, and supporting American troops. As for his presidential endorsements, he told Rolling Stone in 2018 that he voted for Barack Obama twice, but did not vote in the 2016 election. Though, he did say, “The next elections, in 2020, I think I’ll be a little bit more vocal in who I support.” With Thursday’s video, he’s following through on it.

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