Reactions to the George Floyd protests

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On May 27, 2020, U.S. president Donald Trump tweeted "At my request, the FBI and the Department of Justice are already well into an investigation as to the very sad and tragic death in Minnesota of George Floyd...."{{cite tweet |user=realDonaldTrump|number=1265774767493148672 |date=May 27, 2020 |title=At my request, the FBI and the Department of Justice are already well into an investigation as to the very sad and tragic death in Minnesota of George Floyd....|access-date=May 28, 2020}}

On May 29, Trump responded to the riots by threatening to send in the National Guard, adding that "Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts."{{cite tweet|user=realDonaldTrump|number=1266231100780744704|date=May 28, 2020|title=....These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won't let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you!}}{{cite web |last1=Precel |first1=Nicole |title='When the looting starts, the shooting starts': Trump weighs in on Minneapolis protests |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/george-floyd-death-minneapolis-rioters-storm-police-station-20200529-p54xpu.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=May 29, 2020 |access-date=May 29, 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Torres |first1=Ella |last2=Mansell |first2=William |title=Minnesota protest updates: Trump warns military could 'assume control' of protest response |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/dangerous-protests-erupt-overnight-george-floyds-death-minneapolis/story?id=70924047 |website=ABC News |date=May 29, 2020 |access-date=May 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529023807/https://abcnews.go.com/US/dangerous-protests-erupt-overnight-george-floyds-death-minneapolis/story?id=70924047 |archive-date=May 29, 2020 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Madani |first1=Doha |title=Trump warns 'when looting starts, shooting starts' as fires burn in Minneapolis |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-s-warning-minneapolis-burns-over-george-floyd-s-death-n1217571 |website=NBC News |date=May 29, 2020 |access-date=May 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529061039/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-s-warning-minneapolis-burns-over-george-floyd-s-death-n1217571 |archive-date=May 29, 2020 |url-status=live }} The tweet was interpreted as quoting former Miami Police Chief Walter Headley, who said "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" in December 1967, as Miami saw escalating tensions and racial protests aimed at the 1968 Republican National Convention.{{cite web|title=A lynching without a rope has galvanized and divided America — and that's nothing new|url=https://www.salon.com/2020/05/30/a-lynching-without-a-rope--and-in-america-thats-nothing-new/|last=Truscott|first=Lucian K.|date=May 30, 2020|website=Salon|language=en|access-date=May 30, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Trump tweets on protests: 'When the looting starts, the shooting starts'|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUQjd24hWMo|last=Stelter|first=Brian|date=May 29, 2020|website=CNN|access-date=May 29, 2020}} Trump's use of the quote was seen by Twitter as an incitement of violence; Twitter placed the tweet behind a public interest notice for breaching its terms of service in regards to incitement of violence.{{cite news|last1=Zhong|first1=Raymond|last2=Goldman|first2=Russell|date=May 29, 2020|title=Twitter Places Warning on a Trump Tweet, Saying It Glorified Violence|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/technology/trump-twitter-minneapolis-george-floyd.html|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529110644/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/technology/trump-twitter-minneapolis-george-floyd.html|archive-date=May 29, 2020|url-status=live}} The next day, Trump commented on his original tweet, saying, "Looting leads to shooting, and that's why a man was shot and killed in Minneapolis on Wednesday night – or look at what just happened in Louisville with 7 people shot. I don't want this to happen, and that's what the expression put out last night means...."{{cite tweet |user=realDonaldTrump|number=1266434153932894208|date=May 29, 2020 |title=Looting leads to shooting, and that's why a man was shot and killed in Minneapolis on Wednesday night – or look at what just happened in Louisville with 7 people shot. I don't want this to happen, and that's what the expression put out last night means....|access-date=May 29, 2020}}

In a series of tweets on May 31, Trump blamed the press for fomenting the protests and said journalists are "truly bad people with a sick agenda."{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/business/media/reporters-protests-george-floyd.html|title=Police Target Journalists as Trump Blames 'Lamestream Media' for Protests|last1=Tracy|first1=Mark|last2=Abrams|first2=Rachel|date=June 1, 2020|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 1, 2020}}

On June 1, in a teleconference with state governors, Trump said they had been "weak" in their response to the unrest and insisted that they "have to dominate ... You've got to arrest people, you have to track people, you have to put them in jail for 10 years and you'll never see this stuff again."{{cite news |last1=Wilkie |first1=Christina |title=Trump unloads on governors over George Floyd protests: 'Most of you are weak' |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/01/trump-unloads-on-governors-over-george-floyd-protests-most-of-you-are-weak.html |access-date=June 2, 2020 |work=CNBC |date=June 1, 2020}} He later proclaimed in the White House Rose Garden, "I am your president of law and order" and said he was "dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel, and law enforcement officers" to deal with rioting in Washington, D.C.{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/national-guard-troops-deployed-white-house-trump-calls/story?id=71004151|title=Trump says he is mobilizing 'heavily armed' military to stop protests|last1=Gittleson|first1=Ben|last2=Phelps|first2=Jordyn|date=June 1, 2020|work=ABC News|access-date=June 1, 2020}} Trump and an entourage subsequently departed the White House and walked to St. John's Episcopal Church, whose basement had been damaged by fire, and posed for pictures in front of it holding up a Bible. Police and federal agents had used tear gas and rubber bullets to clear a crowd of nonviolent protesters from Lafayette Square to ensure an extension of area protective fencing. The forceful clearing of protesters had been originally understood to involve creating a route for Trump to walk down to the St John's Episcopal church where he then staged a photo op with the Bible, an event that initially drew widespread condemnation from military and religious leaders, as well as fellow Republicans. He was later cleared of wrongdoing by an investigative report. {{Cite news|title=America's top brass break with Donald Trump|newspaper=The Economist|url=https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/06/07/americas-top-brass-break-with-donald-trump|access-date=June 12, 2020|issn=0013-0613}}{{Cite web|title='He Did Not Pray': Fallout Grows From Trump's Photo-Op At St. John's Church|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/06/02/867705160/he-did-not-pray-fallout-grows-from-trump-s-photo-op-at-st-john-s-church|access-date=June 12, 2020|website=NPR.org|language=en}} Four days after this event Washington D.C. renamed the street corner in front of St. John's Church "Black Lives Matter Plaza" and painted "BLACK LIVES MATTER" in large, yellow letters stretching from Lafayette Square north for two blocks.Dwyer, Colin. [https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/06/05/870833518/black-lives-matter-plaza-across-from-white-house-is-christened-by-d-c-leaders 'Black Lives Matter Plaza,' Across From White House, Is Christened By D.C. Leaders]. NPR. June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

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Republican Senators Ben Sasse (NE), Susan Collins (ME), Tim Scott (SC), and Lisa Murkowski (AK), along with Congressional Democrats including Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (NY), criticized President Trump's handling of the protests. Many other Congressional Republicans either defended the Trump administration's actions or avoided directly responding to questions about the forced clearance of Lafayette Square.{{cite news |last1=Hulse |first1=Carl |last2=Cochrane |first2=Emily |title=In Rare Break, Some Republicans Reject Trump's Harsh Response to Unrest |work=The New York Times |date=2 June 2020 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/us/trump-republicans-protesters.html |access-date=June 5, 2020}}

In response to the protests, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) argued that extremists from the far-left and the far-right wanted to use the unrest to take aim at civil society and could potentially start a Second American Civil War.{{cite web|url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/336894-second-civil-war-the-aim-of-some-rioters-marco-rubio-says|title='Second Civil War' the aim of some rioters, Marco Rubio says|first=A. G.|last=Gancarski|date=May 31, 2020}}{{Cite tweet|number=1267263645781721088|user=marcorubio|title=Antifa groups are committing acts of violence
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I don't know why you think pointing out this truth is bad for my "caucus".
But I know for sure what they are doing is bad for my country|author=Marco Rubio|date=May 31, 2020|archive-date=June 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601014142/https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1267263645781721088|url-status=dead|author-link=Marco Rubio}}

On June 7, 2020, Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) participated alongside Black Lives Matter protesters in a march in Washington D.C. as the first Republican Senator to participate in the protests.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mitt-romney-marches-black-lives-matter-protest-washington-dc/|title= Mitt Romney marches with Black Lives Matter protesters, becoming first GOP senator to join them|website= CBS News|date= 8 June 2020|access-date= June 10, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/06/08/president-trump-mocks/|title= President Trump mocks Utah Sen. Mitt Romney for marching with Black Lives Matter protesters|website= Salt Lake Tribune|access-date= June 10, 2020}}

Surgeon General Jerome Adams said, in relation to the protests, "I remain concerned about the public health consequences both of individual and institutional racism".{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/01/surgeon-general-protests-coronavirus-294270|date=2020-06-01|title=Surgeon general: 'You understand the anger'|website=Politico|first=Sarah|last=Owermohle|access-date=2020-06-15}}

Several military officials associated with various presidential administrations—including three former Trump appointees, ex-Secretary of Defense and retired Marine Corps general Jim Mattis, former White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly, and former Assistant Secretary of Defense Mick Mulroy—criticized Trump's response to the unrest.{{cite web|url= https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/james-mattis-denounces-trump-protests-militarization/612640/|date= June 3, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200605134609/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/james-mattis-denounces-trump-protests-militarization/612640/|url-status= live |archive-date= June 5, 2020|access-date= June 5, 2020|title= James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution|last= Goldberg|first= Jeffrey |website= The Atlantic}}{{cite web|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/ex-defense-chief-mattis-rips-trump-for-dividing-americans/2020/06/03/c82ae040-a5f0-11ea-898e-b21b9a83f792_story.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200603233733/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/ex-defense-chief-mattis-rips-trump-for-dividing-americans/2020/06/03/c82ae040-a5f0-11ea-898e-b21b9a83f792_story.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= June 3, 2020|date= June 3, 2020|access-date= June 5, 2020|title= Ex-defense chief Mattis rips Trump for dividing Americans|last= Freking|first= Kevin |via= The Washington Post|agency= Associated Press}}{{Cite web|title=John Kelly agrees with Mattis and says nation needs to choose leaders more wisely|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-kelly-trump-military-force-agrees-with-mattis/|access-date=June 5, 2020|website=cbsnews.com|date=5 June 2020 |language=en-US}}{{cite news|last1=Seligman|first1=Lara|last2=Bender|first2=Bryan|date=June 2, 2020|title='It just doesn't seem right': Pentagon officials on edge over military leaders' dealings with Trump|work=Politico|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/02/it-just-doesnt-seem-right-pentagon-officials-on-edge-over-military-leaders-dealings-with-trump-297820|access-date=June 2, 2020}}

Democratic presumptive and eventual president Joe Biden compared the murder of George Floyd to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, saying that even "Dr. King's assassination did not have the worldwide impact that George Floyd's death did."{{cite news |title=Biden Says George Floyd's Death Had Bigger Global Impact Than MLK's Assassination |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/06/11/biden-says-george-floyds-death-had-bigger-global-impact-than-mlks-assassination/ |work=Forbes |date=June 12, 2020}}

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On May 30, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo stated that the riots have exposed the "inequality and discrimination in the criminal justice system" and that "When you have one episode, two episodes maybe you can look at them as individual episodes. But when you have 10 episodes, 15 episodes, you are blind or in denial if you are still treating each one like a unique situation".{{cite web|title=The protests and Covid-19 have exposed the inequality in our society, Gov. Cuomo says|url=https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/george-floyd-protests-05-30-20/h_7334e5ac05855d21d93ec52b98468cec|last=Hammond|first=Elise|date=May 30, 2020|website=CNN|language=en|access-date=May 30, 2020}}

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms called for protesters to express their anger through "non-violent" means. She decried the riots as illegitimate and accused them of harming Atlanta rather than helping.{{cite web|title=Atlanta mayor calls for non-violet activism following a night of fiery protests|url=https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/george-floyd-protests-05-30-20/h_b3d81217d833219fe76abeed4f3c7ae1|last=Sayers|first=Devon|date=May 30, 2020|website=CNN|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530222430/https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/george-floyd-protests-05-30-20/h_b3d81217d833219fe76abeed4f3c7ae1|archive-date=May 30, 2020|access-date=May 30, 2020}}

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie, while sympathizing with the anger of protesters, asked for citizens to stop the violence and have a "Respectful, peaceful dialogue".{{cite news |last1=Devlin |first1=Kara |date=2020-05-30 |title=Iowa governor and Des Moines mayor release statement on protests and violence |url=https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/george-floyd-protests-05-30-20/h_8a31e2acfd45daa9d389633df2b81403 |url-status=live |language=en |publisher=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618070731/https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/george-floyd-protests-05-30-20/h_8a31e2acfd45daa9d389633df2b81403 |archive-date=2020-06-18 |access-date=2020-06-18}}

After two people were charged with a hate crime for vandalizing a Black Lives Matter mural in Martinez, California, Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton said the BLM movement "is an important civil rights cause that deserves all of our attention."{{cite news |title=California couple charged with hate crime for allegedly vandalizing Black Lives Matter mural |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/california-couple-charged-hate-crime-allegedly-vandalizing-black/story?id=71668864 |publisher=ABC News |date=July 8, 2020}}

An early June 2020 Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll indicated the majority (64%) of American adults are "sympathetic to people who are out protesting right now" and a slight majority (55%) disapprove of Trump's handling of the protests.{{Cite news|date=June 3, 2020|title=Exclusive: Most Americans sympathize with protests, disapprove of Trump's response – Reuters/Ipsos|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-poll-exclusive-idUSKBN239347|access-date=June 4, 2020}} An Emerson poll of registered voters conducted between June 2–3 indicated that among American voters, 46% approve of the protests, 38% disapprove and 16% were neutral; 76% of voters disapprove of looting and property destruction during the protests, while 17% approve.{{Cite web|title=Emerson Polling – June National Poll: Voters Want Justice for George Floyd as Trust in Police is Split|url=https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/june-national-poll-voters-want-justice-for-george-floyd-as-trust-in-police-is-split|access-date=June 4, 2020|website=emersonpolling.reportablenews.com}}

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In response to George Floyd's murder and the subsequent protests, various companies made public statements against racism and injustice and displayed other forms of support.{{Cite news|title=Companies Taking A Public Stand In The Wake Of George Floyd's Death|work=Forbes.com|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhessekiel/2020/06/04/companies-taking-a-public-stand-in-the-wake-of-george-floyds-death/#34c279f87214|access-date=June 14, 2020}}

On June 4, the CEO of LinkedIn apologized after a company meeting to address the George Floyd protests saw some employees make racially insensitive comments.{{cite news |title=LinkedIn CEO Apologizes After Employees Leave Racially Insensitive Comments During Open Forum |url=https://www.complex.com/life/2020/06/linkedin-staffers-racial-comments-meeting-racism |work=Complex |date=June 6, 2020}}

In response to complaints on social media reflecting similar complaints mentioned in a racial discrimination lawsuit, Walmart announced it would no longer store hair care products appropriate for most African Americans in locked security cases–products for other types of hair were not similarly locked away–in the few stores that had done so.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/11/business/walmart-black-hair-products/index.html|title=Walmart ends practice of locking up black hair care products sold at its stores|first=Chauncey|last=Alcorn|website=CNN|date=11 June 2020 }}

The entertainment industry was overwhelmingly supportive of the protests, exhibited by corporations voicing support for Black Lives Matter causes and a number of celebrities attending protests and making donations.

Actors such as Jamie Foxx,[https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Jamie-Foxx-joins-protesters-at-SF-City-Hall-15309484.php "Jamie Foxx joins protesters at SF City Hall rally: 'The work is still there to be done'"]. SFGate. Nick Cannon,{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/nick-cannon-minneapolis-george-floyd-police-reform-1234621682/|title=Nick Cannon: Why I Had to Go to Minneapolis|first1=Nick|last1=Cannon|date=May 31, 2020}} and Kendrick Sampson{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/31/us/kendrick-sampson-los-angeles-protest-trnd/index.html|title='Insecure' star Kendrick Sampson says he was shot with rubber bullets 7 times during George Floyd protest|author=Leah Asmelash |date=June 2020 |publisher=CNN}}—among others—attended protests, while Blake Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds donated a record $200,000 to the NAACP.{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/blake-lively-and-ryan-reynolds-donate-dollar200000-to-the-naacp-amid-george-floyd-protests/ar-BB14R6Pe|title=Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Donate $200,000 to the NAACP Amid George Floyd Protests |website=MSN}} Actor Cole Sprouse was reportedly taken into custody among other protestors during protests in Santa Monica, California. {{Cite news|date=2020-06-02|title=Cole Sprouse: Riverdale star says he was arrested in George Floyd protest|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52889389|access-date=2021-05-11}} Much of the music industry called for an organized "blackout" on June 2{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/music-industry-george-floyd-black-out-tuesday-1007961/|title=Music Industry Reacts to George Floyd Death With Grassroots 'Black Out Tuesday'|first1=Daniel|last1=Kreps|magazine=Rolling Stone |date=May 30, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-music-industry-calls-for-blackout-20200530-7ufjz7cjzreb7cpxwot2adwfqa-story.html|title=Music industry calls for Tuesday blackout to show solidarity with George Floyd protests|first=Shirley Halperin|last=Variety|website=chicagotribune.com}} while prominent musicians such as Ariana Grande,{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/george-floyd-protests-ariana-grande-halsey-celebrities-join.html|title=Ariana Grande, Halsey, and More Celebrities Spent Their Weekends Protesting|first=Devon|last=Ivie|date=May 31, 2020|website=Vulture}} Beyonce,{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/beyonc%C3%A9-demands-justice-for-george-floyd/ar-BB14QP2y|title=Beyoncé demands justice for George Floyd|website=MSN}} Chance the Rapper,[https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/chance-the-rapper-defends-george-floyd-protestors-damaging-property-is-not-violent/ar-BB14OHnl "Chance the Rapper Defends George Floyd Protestors: 'Damaging Property Is Not Violent'"]. Billboard. Halsey,{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/halsey-george-floyd-protest-1008163/|title=Halsey Details Police Encounter at Los Angeles George Floyd Protest|first1=Daniel|last1=Kreps|magazine=Rolling Stone |date=May 31, 2020}} J. Cole{{Cite web|url=https://abc7chicago.com/6221925/|title=J. Cole attends George Floyd protest in his hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina|date=May 31, 2020|website=WLS-TV}} and Joe Jonas{{cite news |last1=Moniuszko |first1=Sara M. |title=Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Oprah, more celebrities react to the death of George Floyd: 'We must act' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/05/27/george-floyd-death-celebrities-react-video/5265008002/ |access-date=August 19, 2020 |work=USA Today |date=May 27, 2020}} attended protests or otherwise voiced support for the cause. Jay-Z spoke to the Governor of Minnesota to weigh in on justice for George Floyd{{Cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/article/zunyl5/jay-z-issues-statement-on-police-killing-of-george-floyd|title=Jay-Z Calls Minnesota's Governor To Weigh In On Justice For George Floyd|website=BET.com}} while Drake[https://www.capitalfm.com/news/black-lives-matter-donate/ "Drake, The Weeknd, Kehlani, & Other Celebs Have Donated Large Sums Of Money To Support Black Lives Matter Movement"]. CapitalFM. and The Weeknd donated to pro-Black Lives Matter causes. Taylor Swift made headlines by denouncing President Trump on Twitter for "stoking the fires of racism." The tweet went on to become the 15th most liked tweet of all time, garnering 2.2 million likes as of June 2020.{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/29/taylor-swift-accuses-trump-of-stoking-the-fires-of-white-supremacy-and-racism|title=Taylor Swift accuses Trump of 'stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism' |date=May 30, 2020|website=The Guardian}}{{cite tweet|author=Taylor Swift|user=taylorswift13|number=1266392274549776387|date=May 29, 2020|title=After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence? 'When the looting starts the shooting starts'??? We will vote you out in November. @realdonaldtrump}} K-pop group BTS, with the support of their agency BigHit Entertainment, donated $1,000,000 to the BLM movement.{{Cite news|last=Zaveri|first=Mihir|date=2020-06-08|title=BTS Fans Say They've Raised $1 Million for Black Lives Matter Groups|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/08/arts/music/bts-donate-black-lives-matter.html|access-date=2020-06-15|issn=0362-4331}} Following this announcement, fans of the group ran a #MatchAMillion campaign, which raised an additional $1,026,531 within a day to be split between various BLM-related organizations.{{Cite magazine|last1=Kreps|first1=Daniel|date=2020-06-07|title=BTS Donate $1 Million to Black Lives Matter|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bts-black-lives-matter-donation-1011198/|access-date=2020-06-15|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}} Kanye West donated $2,000,000 to the families of George Floyd, set up a 529 college fund for George Floyd's daughter, and funded Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery's attorney fees. He was also seen attending a protest in Chicago.{{Cite web|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/kanye-west-donates-2-million-dollars-to-families-of-george-floyd-breonna-taylor-and-ahmaud-arbery|title=Kanye West Donates $2 Million to Families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery|date=June 5, 2020}}

Television networks owned by ViacomCBS, including BET, CBS Sports Network, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo TV, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop TV, the Smithsonian Channel, TV Land, and VH1 suspended regular programming for 8 minutes and 46 seconds on June 1 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time as a tribute to George Floyd. The networks aired a video with the caption "I can't breathe" accompanied with breathing sounds, while Nickelodeon aired a separate scrolling video containing language from the Declaration of Kids' Rights, which the network first created on June 7, 1990.{{cite web|title=ViacomCBS Unveils 8-Minute, 46-Second Blackout Video Tribute to George Floyd – Update|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/viacomcbs-chris-mccarthy-george-floyd-ahmaud-arbery-breonna-taylor-black-lives-matter-1202947772/|date=June 1, 2020|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=June 2, 2020}}{{cite web|title=ViacomCBS to air 8-minute, 46-second tribute to George Floyd across 12 networks|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/500676-viacomcbs-to-air-8-minute-46-second-tribute-to-george-floyd-across-12-networks|first=Joe|last=Concha|date=June 2, 2020|website=The Hill|language=en|access-date=June 14, 2020}} On June 2, Discovery, Inc. displayed blackout screens as part of "Blackout Tuesday" for the same length of time on its 19 domestic channels in the U.S.{{cite tweet |user=OWNTV |number=1267970430033223680 |date=June 2, 2020 |title=Led by OWN, the Discovery family of networks is going dark at 8p ET today for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in tribute of George Floyd and all those that came before.}} On June 9 and 10, the same channels suspended programming for an hour each day at 9 p.m. Eastern time to broadcast a virtual roundtable discussion with African-American politicians, commentators, and entertainers. The show, moderated by Oprah Winfrey, was called OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?{{cite web|title=Oprah Winfrey hosts two-night conversation with black thought leaders, activists & artists|url=https://corporate.discovery.com/discovery-newsroom/oprah-winfrey-hosts-in-depth-two-night-conversation-with-black-thought-leaders-activists-and-artists-for-own-spotlight-where-do-we-go-from-here-special-to-simulcast-june-9-and-1/|date=June 1, 2020|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=June 2, 2020}} Procter and Gamble was a presenting sponsor, and Essence magazine also bought air time to promote a contest for black female entrepreneurs.

Netflix was the first major studio to issue a statement supporting Black Lives Matter in the wake of protests.{{cite tweet |user=netflix |number=1266829242353893376 |date=May 30, 2020 |title=To be silent is to be complicit. Black lives matter. We have a platform, and we have a duty to our Black members, employees, creators and talent to speak up.}} YouTube pledged $1,000,000 to combat social injustice.{{cite tweet |user=YouTube |number=1266540691791863808 |date=May 29, 2020 |title=We stand in solidarity against racism and violence. When members of our community hurt, we all hurt. We're pledging $1M in support of efforts to address social injustice.}} Lego announced they would cease advertising White House and police-related toys, pledging $4 million towards education on racism and helping African American children.{{Cite web|title=LEGO Ceased Advertising White House, Police Sets In Support of Blackout Tuesday Protests|url=https://comicbook.com/irl/news/lego-white-house-police-ceased-advertising-sets-blackout-tuesday-protest-support/|access-date=June 4, 2020|website=IRL|date=4 June 2020 }}{{Cite web|date=June 2, 2020|title=LEGO Pulls Back Police Playset Affiliate Marketing Amid George Floyd Protests|url=https://toybook.com/lego-pulling-back-potentially-sensitive-product-amid-george-floyd-protests/|access-date=June 4, 2020|website=The Toy Book}} The Walt Disney Company pledged $5 million supporting nonprofit organizations advancing social justice, including a $2 million donation to the NAACP.{{Cite news|last=Hayes|first=Dade|date=June 3, 2020|title=Disney Pledges $5M For NAACP And Other Groups Advancing Social Justice|work=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/disney-giving-5-million-to-naacp-other-social-justice-groups-1202950250/|access-date=June 4, 2020}} CEO Bob Chapek and executive chairman Bob Iger released a statement to Disney employees promising "real change" in the wake of George Floyd's death. The cast of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, a police comedy series, along with showrunner Dan Goor, donated $100,000 to The National Bail Fund Network while also condemning Floyd's death.{{Cite web|last=Sinha|first=Charu|date=June 2, 2020|title=Brooklyn Nine-Nine Cast Donates $100,000 to National Bail Fund|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/06/brooklyn-nine-nine-cast-donate-to-national-bail-fund.html|access-date=June 7, 2020|website=Vulture}} Stephanie Beatriz, who plays Rosa Diaz on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, made a personal donation to the fund while encouraging actors who portray police on television to do so as well.{{Cite web|first=Chloe |last=Melas|title='Brooklyn Nine-Nine' cast donates $100,000 to bail relief fund for protesters|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/entertainment/brooklyn-nine-nine-donate-100k-national-bail-fund-network/index.html|access-date=June 7, 2020|website=CNN|date=3 June 2020 }} Meanwhile, Amazon Studios issued a statement supporting Black Lives Matter.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1oS7gFFYi/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CA1oS7gFFYi |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title=Instagram post by Amazon Prime Video US • May 31, 2020 at 3:57am UTC|website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}} Amazon Prime Video started displaying African-American themed selections in a prominent Black Lives Matter category.

Many members of the video game industry supported the protests and Black Lives Matter. Electronic Arts, 2K Games and Humble Bundle committed {{USD|1 million}} towards black-oriented charities and foundations. Ubisoft, Square Enix, and The Pokémon Company also made significant financial commitments to the cause.{{cite web | url = https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/06/game-companies-delay-events-tweet-blacklivesmatter-amid-police-brutality-protests/ | title = Game companies delay events, make donations amid police brutality protests | first = Kyle | last = Orland | date = June 3, 2020 | access-date = June 5, 2020 | work = Ars Technica }}{{cite web | url = https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-06-03-games-industry-donates-to-black-lives-matter-and-more-in-support-of-us-protests | title = Games industry donates to Black Lives Matter and more to support US protests | date = June 5, 2020 | access-date = June 5, 2020 | work = GamesIndustry.biz }}{{cite web | url = https://www.gamesradar.com/sony-microsoft-activision-and-many-other-gaming-companies-share-support-for-black-lives-matter/ |title = Updated: Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, and dozens of studios share support for Black Lives Matter | first= Austin | last =Wood | date = June 5, 2020 | access-date = June 5, 2020 | work = GamesRadar }}

{{See also|U.S. national anthem kneeling protests|2020 American athlete strikes|Racism in sport}}

Much of the sports industry was supportive of the protesters demanding justice for George Floyd. Several footballers across different leagues including Jadon Sancho, Romelu Lukaku, Marcus Rashford, among other, have shown full solidarity towards the issue.{{cite news|url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2020/06/02/george-floyd-tributes-players-fifa-statement|title=FIFA Signals Support for In-Game Tributes to George Floyd, Lets Leagues Use Discretion|access-date=June 2, 2020|newspaper=Sports Illustrated}} In June 2020, Raheem Sterling on the BBC programme Newsnight, reacting to anti-racism protests around the world said that this is the time to speak up against injustice, especially in football. The forward remarked that there are 500 players in the Premier League of which one-third constitute of blacks, but the hierarchy has no black representative for blacks in the management. "It's not just taking the knee, it is about giving people the chance they deserve," he lamented on Floyd's death and lack of acceptance for black worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12003192/raheem-sterling-says-more-black-people-need-to-hold-positions-of-power-in-football|title=Raheem Sterling says more black people need to hold positions of power in football|access-date=9 June 2020|website=Sky Sports}} On June 17, 2020, more than 3 months after the Premier League resumed, Aston Villa and Sheffield United players took a knee in support of the BLM movement before the match.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jun/17/aston-villa-sheffield-united-players-take-knee-premier-league-black-lives-matter|title=Premier League rises to occasion with players taking a knee |access-date=17 June 2020|website=The Guardian|date=17 June 2020 }}

Six-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton, who is the sport's first and only black driver has criticized the industry for the silence over the matter on Instagram. This has led to his fellow drivers expressing their views with several others supporting the campaign.{{Cite web|title=F1 news: Lewis Hamilton calls out silence on racial protests|url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/lewis-hamilton-industry-silence-racial-injustice/4799713/|access-date=2020-06-13|website=motorsport.com|date=31 May 2020 |language=en}} Formula One also issued a statement echoing Hamilton's post.{{Cite web|title=Formula 1 statement|quote=We stand with all those fighting against racism in any form|date=2020-06-02|url=https://twitter.com/f1/status/1267865663319785477|access-date=2020-06-13|website=Twitter|language=en}} Hamilton has also launched a commission to improve diversity in racing,{{Cite web|title=F1 news: Lewis Hamilton launches new diversity commission|url=https://www.motorsport.com/general/news/lewis-hamilton-commission-diversity-racing/4809770/|access-date=2020-06-28|website=www.motorsport.com|date=20 June 2020 |language=en}} with Formula One launching an initiative known as "We Race As One" to tackle racial injustice.{{Cite web|title=F1 launches diversity foundation, Carey donates $1m|url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-launches-diversity-foundation-carey-donates-1m/4811597/|access-date=2020-06-28|website=www.motorsport.com|date=25 June 2020 |language=en}} Former Formula One Group chairman Bernie Ecclestone caused controversy when he questioned Hamilton's initiative and adding that "Black people are more racist than what White people are".{{Cite web|author1=Amanda Davies |author2=George Ramsay|title=Often 'Black people are more racist than White people,' says ex-F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/26/motorsport/bernie-ecclestone-formula-one-motorsport-lewis-hamilton-spt-intl/index.html|access-date=2020-06-28|website=CNN|date=26 June 2020 }} This has caused Hamilton to hit back at Ecclestone, calling Ecclestone as "ignorant and uneducated",{{Cite web|title=Hamilton: Lack of F1 diversity under Ecclestone makes 'sense'|url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hamilton-diversity-ecclestone-complete-sense/4812737/|access-date=2020-06-28|website=www.motorsport.com|date=27 June 2020 |language=en}}{{Cite news|title=Ecclestone comments ignorant - Hamilton|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/53204012|access-date=2020-06-28}} with Formula One issuing a statement saying that they "completely disagree with Bernie Ecclestone’s comments that have no place in Formula 1 or society".{{Cite web|title=F1 issues statement following recent comments made by Bernie Ecclestone {{!}} Formula 1®|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.f1-issues-statement-following-recent-comments-made-by-bernie-ecclestone.7DWwHoW38Ke85jy8eS4g8E.html|access-date=2020-06-28|website=www.formula1.com|language=en}}

NASCAR has banned Confederate flags at all of their events, following a call by driver Bubba Wallace for a ban of the flags.{{Cite web|first=Steve |last=Almasy|title=NASCAR bans Confederate flags at all races, events|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/10/us/nascar-bans-confederate-flag-spt-trnd/index.html|access-date=2020-06-13|website=CNN|date=10 June 2020 }} An incident occurred during the GEICO 500 weekend, when a noose was discovered in Wallace's garage at the Talladega Superspeedway.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-22|title=NASCAR says noose found in Wallace's garage|url=https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/29345568/nascar-says-noose-found-bubba-wallace-garage-talladega|access-date=2020-06-28|website=ESPN.com|language=en}} Following an investigation, the FBI concluded that Wallace was not a victim of hate crime, but the noose had been there since October 2019.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-23|title=FBI determines Wallace not victim of hate crime|url=https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/29354447/fbi-says-rope-had-talladega-garage-last-fall-bubba-wallace-not-victim-hate-crime|access-date=2020-06-28|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}

CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman was forced to resign over his response to Floyd's murder; over a thousand gyms, top CrossFit athletes, and Reebok and Rogue Fitness dropped partnerships with the company.{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/06/09/873150038/crossfit-company-is-ostracized-after-its-ceos-racial-remarks|title=CrossFit CEO Steps Down After His Racial Remarks Led Reebok, Others To Cut Ties|website=NPR.org}}

In June 2020, The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) showed staunch support towards the black lives matter movement and acknowledged that cricket is also not immune to systematic racism. However, the board affirmed that it will address the issue and try to bring “meaningful and long-term change” to the game. “We will now work to engage community leaders and black influencers within cricket so that we can review and evolve our existing inclusion and diversity work and specifically address the issues raised by the black community,” it added.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/minneapolis-police-cricket-england/cricket-ecb-vows-changes-to-address-racism-in-cricket-idUKL4N2DQ03F|title=Cricket-ECB vows changes to address racism in cricket |access-date=13 June 2020|website=Reuters|date=13 June 2020 }}

In July 2020, Patty Mills said that he would play in the NBA restart and donate his entire salary for 2020 towards fighting racism. The NBA star revealed that the amount would precisely be $1,017,818.54 and said that it would be bifurcated and donated towards Black Lives Matter Australia among other racism related concerns.{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/news/nba-news-patty-mills-donates-1-million-to-fight-racism/db657cf1-7660-491e-803f-fe7f9fe9945a |title=Boomers NBA star Patty Mills to donate remaining 2020 salary to fight racism| access-date=9 July 2020|website=Nine|date=8 July 2020 }}

A report by the McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility "analyz[ed] the announced financial commitments of more than 1,100 companies and philanthropic institutions" up to May 2021, concluding "that companies have dedicated $200 billion to increase efforts toward racial justice since the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020" (with almost 90% of this sum coming from financial institutions), and that "Much of these funds are being committed to providing affordable housing, lending in low- and middle-income and minority communities, and community development. {{cite web | url=https://www.mckinsey.com/bem/our-insights/its-time-for-a-new-approach-to-racial-equity | title=It's time for a new approach to racial equity | McKinsey }} Similarly, an August 2021 Washington Post analysis found that "America’s 50 biggest public companies and their foundations collectively committed at least $49.5 billion since Floyd’s murder last May to addressing racial inequality — an amount that appears unequaled in sheer scale."https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2021/george-floyd-corporate-america-racial-justice/ However, it noted that "more than 90 percent of that amount — $45.2 billion — is allocated as loans or investments they could stand to profit from, more than half in the form of mortgages. Two banks — JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America — accounted for nearly all of those commitments."

George Soros' Open Society Foundations announced in July 2020 it would make US$150 million in grants for Black-led racial justice groups, and US$70 million in local grants for criminal justice reform and civic engagement opportunities. Its president said the foundations saw this as a way to harness the momentum toward racial justice, a moment it has been "investing in for the last 25 years”. The New York Times expected that the initiative would "reshape the landscape of Black political and civil rights organizations", signaling the extent to which race and identity have become the explicit focal point of American politics in recent years, and position Soros' foundation "near the forefront of the protest movement".{{Cite news|last=Herndon|first=Astead W.|date=2020-07-13|title=George Soros's Foundation Pours $220 Million Into Racial Equality Push|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/us/politics/george-soros-racial-justice-organizations.html|access-date=2020-08-03|issn=0362-4331}}

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Various community organizations have responded to the events with messages condemning racism.

Organizations representing most religious organizations in the United States, including the National Council of Churches,{{Cite web|title=National Council of Churches Statement on George Floyd · Philadelphia Yearly Meeting|url=https://www.pym.org/national-council-of-churches-statement-on-george-floyd/|access-date=2020-06-15|website=pym.org|date=2 June 2020 |language=en-US}} numerous bishops representing various churches,{{Cite news|title=Religious Leaders Across the Country React to The Killing of George Floyd|work=Oprah Mag|url=https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a32746371/religious-leaders-george-floyd/|access-date=June 14, 2020}} 26 Jewish organizations,{{Cite web|last=Images|first=Getty|title=26 Jewish organizations speak out on the death of George Floyd|url=https://forward.com/news/447792/26-jewish-organizations-speak-out-on-the-death-of-george-floyd/|access-date=2020-06-15|website=The Forward|date=June 2020 |language=en-US}} the Hindu American Foundation (HAF),{{Cite web|title=US police must acknowledge and eliminate systemic racism, excessive use of force in their ranks|url=https://www.hinduamerican.org/press/police-eliminate-systemic-racism-excessive-use-of-force/|access-date=2020-06-15|website=Hindu American Foundation|language=en-US}} the Sikh Coalition,{{Cite web|date=2020-06-01|title=Remembering the Murder of George Floyd|url=https://www.sikhcoalition.org/blog/2020/remembering-murder-george-floyd/|access-date=2020-06-15|website=Sikh Coalition|language=en-US}} the Buddhist Churches of America{{Cite web|date=2020-06-04|title=Buddhist organizations and teachers respond to George Floyd killing, protests|url=https://www.lionsroar.com/buddhist-organizations-and-teachers-respond-to-george-floyd-killing-protests/|access-date=June 14, 2020|website=The Lions Roar}} and others released statements condemning the murder of George Floyd and calling for racial justice.

Multiple community organizations representing South Asians including the Association of Indian American Doctors{{Cite web|date=2020-06-04|title=Association of Indian American Doctors Condemn Police Brutality, Supporting Protests and Calls for Justice|url=https://asamnews.com/2020/06/04/indian-american-doctors-denounce-death-of-george-floyd-and-history-of-racism-in-united-states/|access-date=2020-06-15|website=AsAmNews|language=en-US}} and various branches of the Federation of Indian Associations{{Cite news|title='Silence Equals Complicity': Indian-American leaders, organizations call for action to end systemic racism (Update)|work=News India Times|url=https://www.newsindiatimes.com/silence-equals-complicity-indian-american-leaders-organizations-call-for-action-to-end-systemic-racism/}}{{Cite web|title=Federation of Indian Associations FIA-Ohio.org|website=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/fiainohio/photos/a.656448337706415/4276818782336001/}} have also issued statements about the incident.

The protests were met with counter-protesters and disruption in some places, such as in rural Oregon.{{Cite web|last=EMILY CURETON|date=September 3, 2020|title=In Rural Oregon, Threats And Backlash Follow Racial Justice Protests|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/09/03/906809148/in-rural-oregon-threats-and-backlash-follow-racial-justice-protests|access-date=2020-11-26|website=NPR|language=en}} There have been various reports of Proud Boys and people with anti-federal government and/or white supremacist ideals such as the Boogaloo movement infiltrating protests as part of a larger strategy of causing a "race war", or a "second Civil War."{{Cite news|title=George Floyd protests: Who are Boogaloo Bois, antifa and Proud Boys?|work=BBC News |date=17 June 2020 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-53018201|access-date=2020-06-28|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=How the Far-Right Boogaloo Movement Is Trying to Hijack Anti-Racist Protests for a Race War|url=https://theintercept.com/2020/06/10/boogaloo-boys-george-floyd-protests/|access-date=2020-06-28|website=The Intercept|date=10 June 2020 |language=en-US}} Individuals associated with these movements have been charged in connection with terrorist plots, car attacks, and shootings that have taken place in conjunction with the protests.{{Cite web|title=3 men tied to 'boogaloo' movement plotted to terrorize Las Vegas protests, officials say|url=https://abc13.com/boogaloo-las-vegas-protest-news-george-floyd/6231077/|access-date=2020-06-28|website=ABC 13 Houston|date=4 June 2020 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Alleged Followers of Boogaloo Movement Face Charges Linked to Protests|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/alleged-followers-of-boogaloo-movement-face-charges-linked-to-protests-11592920008|access-date=2020-06-28|website=Wall Street Journal|date=23 June 2020 |language=en-US |last1=Levy |first1=Rachael }}{{Cite magazine|title=Far-Right 'Boogaloo Boys' Are Trying to Incite Violence at Protests|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/boogaloo-boys-george-floyd-protests-black-lives-matter-1010117/|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=5 June 2020 |language=en-US}}

A spate of anti-Black hate crimes has been reported amidst the protests,{{Cite news|last=MOLLY HENNESSY-FISKE|date=July 10, 2020|title=From vehicle rammings to verbal tirades, videos capture a spike in racist attacks|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-07-10/videos-chronicle-spike-in-race-based-attacks}}{{Cite web|last=Philimon|first=Wenei|title=Black Americans report hate crimes, violence in wake of George Floyd protests and Black Lives Matter gains|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/07/black-americans-report-hate-crimes-amid-black-lives-matter-gains/3259241001/|access-date=2020-11-26|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}} along with increased online hate speech.{{Cite web|last=Fischer|first=Sara|date=July 21, 2020|title=Hate speech has soared online since George Floyd's death|url=https://www.axios.com/hate-speech-online-soars-after-george-floyds-death-463871bb-dfe4-4b0c-becc-e59cdcfb6336.html|access-date=2020-11-26|website=Axios|language=en}} Some George Floyd murals have been vandalized.{{Cite web|last=Reimann|first=Nicholas|date=June 11, 2020|title=Some George Floyd Murals Are Being Defaced|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2020/06/11/some-george-floyd-murals-are-being-defaced/|access-date=2020-11-26|website=Forbes|language=en}} A number of Facebook groups have reportedly used George Floyd's name as a cloak to help spread white supremacist rhetoric.{{Cite web|last1=Dara Kerr|last2=Shara Tibken|date=June 16, 2020|title=Private Facebook groups are using 'Justice for George Floyd' as a cloak for racist behavior|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/private-facebook-groups-are-using-justice-for-george-floyd-as-a-cloak-for-racist-behavior/|access-date=2020-11-26|website=CNET|language=en}}

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• {{flag|Argentina}} – President Alberto Fernández said in an interview that for those who have lived in the U.S. (like Fernández had before), those images are "unthinkable", and compared the pictures of the protests to those seen in the 2019 film Joker: Referring to Floyd's video, "What does that reaction mean? It is the reaction to inequality and the treatment that a community receives, and is the black community in the United States that suffers every so often attitudes like the one we saw filmed", and making a further comment about it: "It is a demeaning action to the human condition: someone who leans on the neck of someone lying on the floor who is telling him that he suffocates, and still lets him suffocate." He lamented, "We have to learn that an individual cannot live in peace with inequality, one cannot pretend to be distracted by inequality. We have to work to give better life quality and opportunities for all."{{cite news |title=Asesinato de George Floyd: Alberto Fernández dijo que las imágenes de la violencia en Estados Unidos son "impensadas" y las comparó con la película El Guasón |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/asesinato-george-floyd-para-alberto-fernandez-imagenes-nid2373091 |access-date=13 June 2020 |work=La Nación |date=3 June 2020 |language=es}}
• {{flag|Australia}} – Prime Minister Scott Morrison stated his beliefs that violent protests would not create change. He warned against Australian demonstrations taking a similar course as "there's no need to import things happening in other countries."{{cite web |title=Quoting a meme, Scott Morrison says US violence will not bring about change |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/quoting-a-meme-scott-morrison-says-us-violence-will-not-bring-about-change |website=SBS News |access-date=June 2, 2020 |date=June 1, 2020}}
• {{flag|Brazil}} – President Jair Bolsonaro expressed "regret" over the murder of Floyd, but attempted to distance ongoing protests in Brazil from their U.S. counterparts, stating that "racism [in the United States] is a little different from Brazil".{{cite web | title=Bolsonaro chama membros de grupo antifascista de "marginais e terroristas" | website=ISTOÉ Independente | date=June 3, 2020 | url=https://istoe.com.br/bolsonaro-chama-membros-de-grupo-antifascista-de-terroristas/ | language=pt | access-date=June 11, 2020}} He also shared a post by President Trump regarding the U.S. designating antifa as a terrorist organization.{{cite web | author=UOL | title=Bolsonaro usa Trump para chamar antifas de organização terrorista | website=UOL Notícias | date=May 31, 2020 | url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2020/05/31/bolsonaro-usa-trump-para-chamar-antifa-de-organizacao-terrorista.htm | language=pt | access-date=June 11, 2020}}
• {{flag|Cambodia}} - Prime Minister Hun Sen was quoted saying "Where are Brad Adams and Human Rights Watch? Where are they now? Why haven’t we heard {{Sic|its}} cries for human rights?", adding that, “When Cambodia curbs demonstrations, they say Cambodia violates human rights. But when other countries clamp down on demonstrations, they say it’s a measure to safeguard social order".{{cite news |title=Southeast Asia on the Black Lives Matter protests: How they covered it |url=https://www.aseantoday.com/2020/06/southeast-asia-on-the-black-lives-matter-protests-how-they-covered-it/ |access-date=13 June 2020 |work=Asean Today |date=6 June 2020}}
• {{flag|Canada}} – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for Canada to "stand together in solidarity" against racial discrimination. He said Canadians are watching the police violence in the United States in "shock and horror."{{Cite news|last=Cecco|first=Leyland|date=May 29, 2020|title=Trudeau: Canadians watching US unrest and police violence in 'shock and horror'|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/29/justin-trudeau-george-floyd-reaction-racism|access-date=May 30, 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530134847/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/29/justin-trudeau-george-floyd-reaction-racism|archive-date=May 30, 2020|url-status=live}} When Trudeau was asked about Trump's threats to use military force against protesters, he paused for 25 seconds before responding diplomatically.{{cite news|last1=Yahoo! News Staff|date=June 3, 2020|title=Justin Trudeau's extraordinary 25-second pause after Donald Trump question|work=Yahoo! News Australia|url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/trudeaus-awkward-pause-after-trump-question-060639480.html|access-date=June 6, 2020}}{{cite news |title=Trudeau was asked about Trump. See how long it took him to respond |url=https://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/06/02/justin-trudeau-trump-response-silence-vpx.ctv |access-date=June 5, 2020 |work=CTV |agency=CNN International |date=June 4, 2020}}
• {{flag|China}} – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that "Black Lives Matter and their human rights should be protected,"{{cite news |last1=Che |first1=Chang |title= The forgotten alliance between Black activists and China |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/09/28/forgotten-alliance-between-black-activists-china/ |newspaper=Washington Post |date=28 September 2020}} adding that they hoped that the U.S. government "would take all necessary measures to deal with the violent law enforcement of police, so as to protect and safeguard the legitimate interests of racial minorities."{{cite web |last1=Pasley |first1=James |title=Chinese state media says US can now 'enjoy' its own protests after criticizing China's handling of unrest in Hong Kong |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/china-says-us-enjoy-protests-after-criticizing-hong-kong-protests-2020-6/ |website=Business Insider |date=2 June 2020}} However, both state media and individual officials also criticized the United States government and accused it of hypocrisy.{{cite web |last1=Inocencio |first1=Ramy |title=China uses U.S. protests to cry hypocrisy amid Hong Kong standoff |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-uses-u-s-protests-to-cry-hypocrisy-amid-hong-kong-standoff/ |website=CBS News |date=June 1, 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Davidson |first1=Helen |title='Mr President, don't go hide': China goads US over George Floyd protests |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/01/mr-president-dont-go-hide-china-goads-us-over-george-floyd-protests |website=The Guardian |date=June 1, 2020}} The Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian accused the United States of having a 'double standard' for labeling U.S. protesters disappointed with racism as rioters while glorifying the Hong Kong protesters as heroes, and for shooting U.S. protesters and mobilizing the National Guard while criticizing the Hong Kong police.{{cite web |last1=Huang |first1=Kristin |title=China accuses US of double standards over Hong Kong protests |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3087026/china-accuses-us-double-standards-over-hong-kong-protests |website=South China Morning Post |date=June 1, 2020}} Reproduced in {{cite web |last1=Huang |first1=Kristin |title=China accuses US of double standards over Hong Kong protests |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/china-accuses-us-double-standards-112637152.html |website=Yahoo! News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602173449/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/china-accuses-us-double-standards-112637152.html |archive-date=June 2, 2020 |date=June 1, 2020 |url-status=live}}
• {{flag|Hong Kong}} – Chief Executive Carrie Lam decried what was perceived as a 'double standard' in America's reaction to protests in Hong Kong and their protests at home.{{cite web|title=Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam accuses US of 'double standards' over protests|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/hong-kong-carrie-lam-us-double-standards-protest-12795240|date=June 1, 2020|website=CNA|language=en|access-date=June 1, 2020|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603091759/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/hong-kong-carrie-lam-us-double-standards-protest-12795240|url-status=dead}}
• {{flag|Cuba}} – Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla tweeted that George Floyd "did not 'pass away.' He was brutally murdered. Unfortunately this is a well known story for African-Americans. He was unarmed and shouting 'I can't breathe,' but that wasn't enough to prevent an injustice. Our skin color should not define us. #BlackLivesMatter."{{cite news |last1=Gambrell |first1=Jon |title=US adversaries highlight unrest to undercut criticism |url=https://apnews.com/fde8b9475db480a9cf404261d544da54 |access-date=June 3, 2020 |work=Associated Press |date=June 2, 2020}}
• {{flag|France}} – Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said "any act of violence committed against peaceful protesters or journalists is unacceptable, in the United States or elsewhere."{{cite news |last1=Irish |first1=John |last2=Trompiz |first2=Gus |last3=Evans |first3=Catherine |title=Violence against protesters, press unacceptable, says France's Le Drian |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-france/violence-against-protesters-press-unacceptable-says-frances-le-drian-idUSKBN23E0PA?il=0 |access-date=June 7, 2020 |work=Reuters |date=June 7, 2020}}
• {{flag|Germany}} – Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Twitter that the peaceful protests in the United States following the murder of George Floyd are "understandable and more than legitimate," and that peaceful protests must always be allowed.{{cite news |last1=VanOpdorp |first1=Davis |title=Germany's top diplomat: George Floyd protests 'legitimate,' urges press freedom |url=https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-top-diplomat-george-floyd-protests-legitimate-urges-press-freedom/a-53657019 |access-date=June 3, 2020 |work=Deutsche Welle |date=June 2, 2020}}
• {{flag|Ghana}} – President Nana Akufo-Addo said "black people the world over were shocked and distraught" by Floyd's murder, and expressed his condolences to Floyd's family and his hope that there would be "lasting change" in how America "confronts the problems of hate and racism."{{cite tweet |last1=Akufo-Addo |first1=Nana |author-link1=Nana Akufo-Addo |title=Nana Akufo-Addo on Twitter |user=NAkufoAddo|number=1267537316391849984|website=Twitter |access-date=June 1, 2020 |format=Tweet |date=June 1, 2020}}
• {{flag|Holy See}} – Pope Francis called for "national reconciliation" in the U.S. saying that racism is "intolerable" and that the violence that erupted on the streets is "self-destructive and self-defeating."{{cite news |last1=Pullella |first1=Philip |title=Pope urges U.S reconciliation, condemns racism and street violence |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-pope/pope-urges-u-s-reconciliation-condemns-racism-and-street-violence-idUSKBN23A123?il=0 |access-date=June 3, 2020 |work=Reuters |date=June 3, 2020}}
• {{flag|India}} – Prime Minister Narendra Modi "expressed concern regarding the ongoing civil disturbances in the US, and conveyed his best wishes for an early resolution of the situation" during a call with President Trump.{{cite web | title=PM Narendra Modi conveys to Donald Trump his concern over 'civil disturbances' in US | website=Deccan Herald | date=June 3, 2020 | url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/pm-narendra-modi-conveys-to-donald-trump-his-concern-over-civil-disturbances-in-us-845005.html | access-date=June 11, 2020}}
• {{flag|Iran}} – On May 30, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned "the tragic murder of black people and deadly racial discrimination in the United States." It added that "the voices of the protesters must be heard ... (and) the repression of suffering Americans must be stopped immediately."{{cite news |last1=Elgood |first1=Giles |title=Iran berates U.S. over police killing, slams racism |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-iran/iran-berates-u-s-over-police-killing-slams-racism-idUSKBN2360QD?il=0 |access-date=May 30, 2020 |work=Reuters |date=May 30, 2020}} Two days later, a Ministry spokesman said at a news conference, speaking in English, "To the American officials and police: stop violence against your people and let them breathe."{{cite news |last= |title=Iran calls on US to 'stop violence' against its own people |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/iran-calls-stop-violence-people-200601184201383.html |access-date=June 2, 2020 |agency=Al Jazeera English |date=June 1, 2020}} In a televised speech on June 3, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei stated that in the United States, "they kill people and they are being arrogant, but then they come and talk about human rights. Wasn't that black man who got killed a human and didn't he have rights?."{{cite news |last= |title=Over 9,000 arrested as Floyd protests continue: Live Updates |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/outrage-peaceful-rally-tear-gassed-trump-photo-op-live-200602143946991.html|access-date=June 3, 2020 |agency=Al Jazeera English |date=June 3, 2020}}
• {{flag|Ireland}} – On June 4, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar expressed "genuine revulsion" at the "heavy-handed response" of the U.S. government towards the free press and protesters, and stated "And we've witnessed the absence of moral leadership or words of understanding, comfort or healing from whence they should have come." Many other political leaders in Ireland, such as Mary Lou McDonald of Sinn Féin, Alan Kelly of the Labour Party and Richard Boyd Barrett of People before Profit denounced racism both in the U.S. and Ireland, and criticised the Trump administration's handling of it in the US. The Irish Parliament, the Dáil observed a minute's silence in respect for those impacted by racism around the world, including George Floyd. Varadkar said that Ireland must take note from the issues coming out of America and address racism in Ireland as well.{{cite news |last=Doyle |first=Maggie |date=June 4, 2020 |title=Taoiseach says 'world has watched in horror' events following Floyd's killing |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2020/0604/1145404-coronavirus-politics/ |access-date=June 6, 2020 }}{{cite news |last=Beresford |first=Jack |date=June 5, 2020 |title=Leo Varadkar slams 'lack of moral leadership' in US amid George Floyd protests |url=https://www.irishpost.com/news/leo-varadkar-slams-lack-of-moral-leadership-in-us-over-george-floyd-protests-186251 |access-date=June 6, 2020 }}
• {{flag|Jamaica}} – Prime Minister Andrew Holness said he was personally 'horrified and saddened' by the murder of George Floyd, and stated that he joined other world leaders in condemning the situation of racism and discrimination in the United States.{{cite tweet |last1=Holness|first1=Andrew|author-link1=Andrew Holness |title=Andrew Holness on Twitter |user=AndrewHolnessJM|number=1269134559519682560|website=Twitter |access-date=June 14, 2020 |format=Tweet |date=June 6, 2020}} The government's National Council on Reparations acknowledged the prime minister's statements and said they 'join hands in solidarity with our African American brothers and sisters'.{{cite news |date=June 14, 2020 |title=Reparations council wants end to anti-black racism, injustice |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/reparations-council-wants-end-to-anti-black-racism-injustice_196230?profile=1373 |access-date=June 15, 2020 |archive-date=June 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615042932/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/reparations-council-wants-end-to-anti-black-racism-injustice_196230?profile=1373 |url-status=dead }}
• {{flag|Malaysia}} - Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein advised Malaysians to avoid the protest areas and follow the curfew orders. He further stated on Twitter that "The situation in the US is very uncertain now following protests in several cities... Take care & #StaySafe!"{{cite news |title=M'sians in US advised to avoid protest areas, follow curfew orders: Hishammuddin |url=https://www.thesundaily.my/local/m-sians-in-us-advised-to-avoid-protest-areas-follow-curfew-orders-hishammuddin-MD2489934 |access-date=16 June 2020 |work=Bernama |via=The Sun Daily |date=1 June 2020 |language=en}} Following the death and protest of George Floyd, The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) also expressed solidarity for the George Floyd's memorial service.{{cite news |title=Suhakam expresses solidarity for memorial service for George Floyd |url=https://www.bernama.com/en/general/news.php?id=1849130 |work=Bernama |access-date=16 June 2020 |date=8 June 2020 |language=en}}
• {{flag|Mexico}} – President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pronounced himself to be against "racism, xenophobia, and classism, whatever they take place.".{{cite news |last1=Cruz |first1=Andrea |title=AMLO por caso George Floyd: estamos contra el racismo y discriminación |url=https://politico.mx/minuta-politica/minuta-politica-gobierno-federal/amlo-por-caso-george-floyd-estamos-contra-el-racismo-y-discriminaci%C3%B3n/ |access-date=14 June 2020 |work=Político México |date=10 June 2020 |language=es}} He also highlighted the figures of Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela.{{cite news |last1=Domínguez |first1=Pedro |title=Sobre muerte de George Floyd; "estoy en contra del racismo", dice AMLO |url=https://www.milenio.com/politica/sobre-george-floyd-amlo-se-pronuncia-en-contra-de-racismo |access-date=14 June 2020 |work=Milenio |date=10 June 2020 |language=es}}
• {{Flag|Netherlands}} – On June 4, during a press conference about whether the Dutch could go on foreign holiday that year, Prime Minister Mark Rutte called the murder of George Floyd "unacceptable."{{Cite web|last=Lalor|first=Ailish|date=June 4, 2020|title=Rutte: death of George Floyd "unacceptable", discrimination a "systemic problem" in the Netherlands|url=https://dutchreview.com/news/rutte-death-of-george-floyd-unacceptable-discrimination-a-systemic-problem-in-the-netherlands/|access-date=June 5, 2020|website=Dutch Review}}
• {{flag|New Zealand}} – Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has stated that she was "horrified" by the situation around the murder of George Floyd. Ardern had been criticized by local Black Lives Matter solidarity protesters for remaining silent about Floyd's death for a week.{{cite news |last1=Besanvelle |first1=James |title=Jacinda Ardern responds after being criticised for week-long 'silence' over George Floyd's death |url=https://www.indy100.com/article/jacinda-ardern-silence-george-floyd-death-new-zealand-protests-black-lives-matter-9543981 |access-date=June 4, 2020 |work=The Independent |date=June 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604025429/https://www.indy100.com/article/jacinda-ardern-silence-george-floyd-death-new-zealand-protests-black-lives-matter-9543981 |archive-date=June 4, 2020}}{{cite news |title=Ardern says George Floyd situation in US 'horrifying' |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/418061/ardern-says-george-floyd-situation-in-us-horrifying |access-date=June 4, 2020 |work=Radio New Zealand |date=June 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603203906/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/418061/ardern-says-george-floyd-situation-in-us-horrifying |archive-date=June 3, 2020}}
• {{flag|North Korea}} – A state newspaper said in a publication that "demonstrators enraged by the extreme racists throng even to the White House", used ad hominem to refer to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and touted China's rise above the United States.{{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Zachary |title=North Korea Uses George Floyd Protests to Paint U.S. as Racist, Touts China's Rise |url=https://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-uses-george-floyd-124316811.html |access-date=15 June 2020 |work=Yahoo! News |agency=National Review |date=4 June 2020}}
• {{flag|Philippines}} – President Rodrigo Duterte expressed dismay over the protests and attempted to favorably contrast the "law-abiding" people of the Philippines to the protesters.{{cite web | last=Merez | first=Arianne | title=Duterte praises 'law-abiding' Filipinos, expresses dismay over US protests | website=ABS-CBN News | date=June 5, 2020 | url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/05/20/duterte-praises-law-abiding-filipinos-no-end-in-sight-for-us-protests | access-date=June 11, 2020}}
• {{flag|Russia}} – The Foreign Ministry condemned the police violence and arrest of journalists amid the protests, remarking that "this incident is not the first in the string of incidents exposing lawlessness and unjustified violence by 'guardians of law and order' in the United States."{{cite web|title=Events in Minnesota expose human rights problems in US — Russian foreign ministry|url=https://tass.com/world/1162073|date=May 31, 2020|website=TASS|language=en|access-date=May 31, 2020}} Maria Zakharova, the ministry's spokesperson, further commented that in light of the protests, the U.S. "no longer had the authority" to criticize others regarding human rights.{{cite web|title=EE.UU. no tiene autoridad para hablar sobre derechos humanos|url=https://www.vivanicaragua.com.ni/2020/06/01/internacionales/eeuu-autoridad-derechos-humanos/|date=June 1, 2020|website=Viva Nicaragua|language=es|access-date=June 1, 2020}} On June 14, President Vladimir Putin stated that when protests "turn into mayhem and pogroms, I see nothing good for the country", and described removal of statues as "undoubtedly a destructive phenomenon".{{Cite news|work=New York Times|title=Putin Says U.S. Is in 'Deep Internal Crisis'|date=June 14, 2020|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/14/world/europe/putin-interview-united-states.html}}
• {{flag|Chechnya }} – Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov said Trump needs to "end the mayhem" and "illegal actions against citizens." He continued, "Police are lynching people right on the streets of American cities....They are strangling citizens, beating them up, ramming them with cars." Kadyrov called on the United Nations to intervene.{{Cite web|last=Carroll|first=Oliver|date=June 2, 2020|title=Chechen leader accused of mass torture and murder tells Trump to 'end the mayhem'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-kadyrov-chechnya-us-human-rights-protest-a9544016.html|access-date=June 3, 2020|website=The Independent|language=en}}
• {{flag|Saudi Arabia}} – The Saudi Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Abdallah Al-Mouallimi, described the protests as an "indication of the vitality of American society" and claimed that they showed "the strength of that society, its ability to mobilize in the face of crisis". Although he lamented "shortcomings in the American system concerning racism and discrimination", he expressed hope the U.S. "will be able to overcome the current difficulty they are now going through".{{cite web | title=INTERVIEW: Saudi envoy to UN Abdallah Al-Mouallimi says US protests show strength of American society | website=Arab News | date=June 7, 2020 | url=https://arab.news/vwnvg | access-date=June 11, 2020}}
• {{flag|South Africa}} – The government released a statement in which it called for all, especially security forces, to exercise maximum restraint in responding to the anger and frustration of protesters. The statement also highlighted that "just as the people of America supported South Africa in its legitimate struggle against apartheid, South Africa too supports the clarion calls for practical action to address the inadequacies highlighted by protesters, civil society and human rights organizations."{{cite news |last1=Isilow |first1=Hassan |title=South Africans protest in solidarity with George Floyd |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/south-africans-protest-in-solidarity-with-george-floyd/1864532 |access-date=13 June 2020 |agency=Anadolu Agency |date=4 June 2020}}
• {{Flag|Spain}} – Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez expressed his solidarity with the protests and his concern about the "authoritarian" ways in which the protests have been responded to during a parliamentary session.{{Cite web|last=EFE|first=Agencia|date=June 3, 2020|title=Sánchez se solidariza con protestas de EEUU y censura respuesta autoritaria|url=https://www.cope.es/actualidad/espana/noticias/sanchez-solidariza-con-protestas-eeuu-censura-respuesta-autoritaria-20200603_750216|access-date=June 4, 2020|website=COPE|language=es}} His Second Deputy Prime Minister, Pablo Iglesias, posted a tweet with the word "ANTIFA" in response to Trump's intentions to declare Antifa a terrorist organization.{{cite tweet |last1=Iglesias|first1=Pablo |author-link1=Pablo Iglesias |title=Pablo Iglesias on Twitter |user=PabloIglesias|number=1267179195127513089|website=Twitter |access-date=June 4, 2020 |format=Tweet |date=May 31, 2020}} Sánchez has considered that everyone must unite to combat what he considers "the evil of our time", the extreme right, and has supported some demonstrations that, he said, "have in their genesis some of the most difficult elements in construction of a great country", the United States, to which he has expressed his respect.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}
• {{flag|Turkey}} – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a "racist and fascist" approach led to Floyd's death and said that "[we] will be monitoring the issue." The Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu added on June 3 that "it is unacceptable for police to kill any person in such a way, regardless of race or religion... Justice must be done" but also that "No matter who it is, we do not support such vandalism, not just in the U.S. but also in other countries." Çavuşoğlu also endorsed Trump's announcement that he would designate Antifa a domestic terrorist organization,{{cite web | title=Turkey backs Trump stance on Antifa, asks for same on YPG in Syria | website=Middle East Eye | date=June 3, 2020 | url=http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-trump-antifa-syria-ypg | access-date=June 11, 2020}} and Erdogan claimed to Trump that those committing violence and looting during the protests were linked to the People's Protection Units in Syria.{{cite web | title=Erdogan links antifa to Kurdish groups | website=Al-Monitor | url=https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/06/turkey-us-protests-pkk-ypg-kurds-syria.html | access-date=June 11, 2020}}
• {{flag|United Kingdom}} – The Foreign Office reacted to the arrest of a journalist and said that "journalists all around the world must be free to do their job and hold authorities to account without fear of retribution."{{cite news |last1=Hassan |first1=Jennifer |last2=O'Grady |first2=Siobhán |title=Anger over George Floyd's killing ripples far beyond the United States |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/05/29/world-reacts-george-floyd-minneapolis-protests/ |access-date=May 30, 2020 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=May 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530034533/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/05/29/world-reacts-george-floyd-minneapolis-protests/ |archive-date=May 30, 2020 |url-status=live }} Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab commented that the footage of Floyd's arrest was "very distressing" but said that it is "not his job" to comment on the U.S. president's response to the protests.{{cite news |last1=Simons |first1=Ned |title=Dominic Raab Says It's Not His 'Job' To Comment On Donald Trump's Response To Killing Of George Floyd |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/dominic-raab-donald-trump-george-floyd_uk_5ed38d32c5b66f44f99c5a1d?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAC6X23wTOUmjQ4LBQF3x6pR4lcenUz5OpWk1JPvqy7HfJ1hB-xQy5KYQz14uyY7udemsTgQjggu_cEYDr2_hTkUV8dwNwLUa7yLfpYQiieaH7IVKq1P-UgO8DUSvxdRDio3-DqDT6neqtdctmL_qZjJljeXFz3aqt2NGKVAX7riu |access-date=May 31, 2020 |work=Huffington Post UK |date=May 31, 2020}} Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Parliament that "black lives matter", and added, "I also support, as I've said, the right to protest."{{cite news |last1=MacLellan |first1=Kylie |last2=Piper |first2=Elizabeth |editor-last=Addison |editor-first=Stephen |title=Of course black lives matter, says British PM Johnson |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-britain-j/of-course-black-lives-matter-says-british-pm-johnson-idUSKBN23A1RW |access-date=June 3, 2020 |work=Reuters |date=June 3, 2020}} On June 5, the British embassy in Washington, D.C., raised the issue of the treatment of British journalists by U.S. police, a spokesman for the Prime Minister said.{{cite news |last1=James |first1=William |last2=Holden |first2=Michael |title=British embassy raises U.S. protests with Trump administration |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-britain/british-embassy-raises-u-s-protests-with-trump-administration-idUSKBN23C1PC?il=0 |access-date=June 5, 2020 |work=Reuters |date=June 5, 2020}}
• {{Flag|Venezuela}} – Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza condemned the "prejudiced language" used by Trump in describing the protesters. He also said Trump's used language resembled the policy of "shoot first, ask later."{{cite news |title=Canciller Arreaza: Lenguaje de Trump obedece a la filosofía de la violencia |url=https://www.eluniversal.com/politica/71856/canciller-arreaza-lenguaje-de-trump-obedece-a-la-filosofia-de-la-violencia |access-date=23 March 2021 |work=El Universal |language=Spanish |date=29 May 2020}}
• {{Flag|Zimbabwe}} – The government of Zimbabwe summoned Brian A. Nichols, the U.S. ambassador to Zimbabwe, to a meeting over remarks by White House official Robert C. O'Brien that Zimbabwe is a "foreign adversary" that could face retaliation for "fomenting" the protests.{{cite news |last1=Mutsaka |first1=Farai |title=Zimbabwe summons US envoy over White House adviser's comment |url=https://apnews.com/58e2082c8af14e376e89a366348ce262 |access-date=June 1, 2020 |work=Associated Press |date=June 1, 2020}}

• {{flag|African Union}} – Head of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat described Floyd's death as a "murder", stating that the African Union condemned the "continuing discriminatory practices against black citizens of the USA."{{cite magazine|title=In Rare Move, U.S. Embassies in Africa Condemn George Floyd Murder|url=https://time.com/5845407/us-embassy-africa-condemn-george-floyd/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531100719/https://time.com/5845407/us-embassy-africa-condemn-george-floyd/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 31, 2020|date=May 30, 2020|magazine=Time|language=en|access-date=May 30, 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Africa Rises in Rage Over George Floyd Death in US|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/africa_africa-rises-rage-over-george-floyd-death-us/6190362.html|access-date=2020-06-12|website=Voice of America|date=2 June 2020 |language=en}}
• {{flag|European Union}} – European Union Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell stated that the EU is "shocked and appalled" by Floyd's death and attributed it to "abuse of power" by law enforcement. He also warned against further "excessive use of force".{{cite news|title=EU 'appalled' by Floyd's death, warns against excess force|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-eu/eu-appalled-by-floyds-death-warns-against-excess-force-idUSKBN23919P|website=Reuters|date=June 2, 2020|language=en|access-date=June 2, 2020}}
• {{flag|United Nations}} – UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Michelle Bachelet condemned Floyd's murder, urging American authorities to take "serious action" to stop the killings of unarmed minorities.{{cite web|date=May 30, 2020|title=UN condemns US police killing of George Floyd|url=https://www.dw.com/en/un-condemns-us-police-killing-of-george-floyd/a-53608812|access-date=May 30, 2020|website=Deutsche Welle|language=en}} UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that he was "heartbroken to see violence on the streets in our host country and our host city of New York". He also called for peaceful protests and restraint from security forces responding to the protests, concluding that "racism is abhorrent."{{cite news|last1=Budryk|first1=Zack|date=2 June 2020|title=UN chief: 'Heartbroken' to see violence in US amid George Floyd protests|work=The Hill|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/500807-un-chief-heartbroken-to-see-violence-in-nyc-amid-george-floyd-protests|access-date=12 June 2020}} After hearing from George Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd; the UN Human Rights Council unanimously adopted a resolution at its fifth-ever Urgent Debate asking the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights to prepare a report "on systemic racism, violations of international human rights law against Africans and people of African descent by law enforcement agencies” as well as an examination of government responses to "anti-racism peaceful process peaceful protests."{{Cite news|last=Cumming-Bruce|first=Nick|date=2020-06-17|title=George Floyd's Brother Urges U.N. to Investigate Police Killings in U.S.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/17/world/europe/george-floyd-united-nations-human-rights-council.html|access-date=2020-07-13|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|date=2020-06-19|title=Human Rights Council calls on top UN rights official to take action on racist violence|url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/06/1066722|access-date=2020-07-13|website=UN News|language=en}}
• Amnesty International – The organization released a press release calling for the police in the United States to end excessive militarized responses to the protests.{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/usa-police-must-end-excessive-militarised-response-george-floyd-protests|date=May 31, 2020|website=Amnesty International|title=USA: police must end 'excessive' militarised response to George Floyd protests}}{{cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/protests-police-unrest-response-george-floyd-2db17b9a-9830-4156-b605-774e58a8f0cd.html|first=Rebecca|last=Falconer|title=Amnesty International: U.S. police must end militarized response to protests|website=Axios|date=May 31, 2020}} It also called on the UK to review exports of security equipment, including tear gas or rubber bullets, to U.S. police forces.{{cite web|title=USA protests: UK should review exports of security equipment to US police forces|url=https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/usa-protests-uk-should-review-exports-security-equipment-us-police-forces|website=amnesty.org.uk|access-date=June 1, 2020}}{{cite news|date=June 1, 2020|title=UK government urged to suspend export of tear gas, rubber bullets and riot shields to US|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/george-floyd-protests-uk-export-tear-gas-rubber-bullets-shields-us-a9543106.html|access-date=June 2, 2020|website=The Independent|language=en}}
• Human Rights Watch said they were "appalled" by the footage of the arrest and said that "no one should ever be subject to such gratuitous violence". It also added that "George Floyd's cruel and pointless death, and the litany of black lives that were lost before, reconfirms our commitment to combat these injustices."{{cite web |title=George Floyd's Killing and the Black Lives Lost |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/06/01/george-floyds-killing-and-black-lives-lost |publisher=Human Rights Watch |access-date=June 3, 2020 |date=June 1, 2020}}{{Secondary source needed|date=June 2020}}

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