Rev. Al Sharpton was roasted online for posting a tone-deaf video showing him boarding a private plane for a flight to Minneapolis to join George Floyd’s family after ex-cop’s trial Derek Chauvin.
“On the way to Minneapolis to stand with the Floyd family as there are going to be closing arguments today,” Sharpton, founder of the National Action Network, wrote Monday around 7:20 p.m.
The 66-year-old civil rights activist and MSNBC host told a news conference in Times Square last week that Tyler Perry had offered him his private jet for the flight.
He said he asked Gwen Carr – the mother of Eric Garner, who died in 2014 in the Staten Island police detention center – to join him on the trip.
But Sharpton was soon paralyzed online by users on social media who criticized his out-of-touch message.
‘I heard that the planes cost about tons of unpaid taxes. How fast is the race going to get out of town once the people there are nothing more to him? ‘ @ JoshPSU97 wrote.
‘The hypocrisy in this video is hilarious. The Floyd and Taylor family said they have not seen any money from BLM yet. Even if the AG is to get rich from the pain of others, ” @ JimmySm19971521 said in a tweet.
‘Private jets for social justice. My God, America is rich, ”Dispatch editor-in-chief Jonah Goldberg wrote.
Washington Times author Jessica Chasmar asked: “And you felt your private plane fit, because?”
Beth Baumann, The Daily Wire, skater team wrote: “People still do not realize that this man is just a racist. This is sad because he rolls in the dough he made by exploiting others. ‘
Writer and producer Luke Rudkowski also made a wide turn, writing: “I’m pretty sure this is the most insensitive tweet ever made in the existence of tweet.”
Others, meanwhile, have elicited more positive reactions.
“He’s done more for black people’s justice than any of the nayeers here. We need to protect this person. Stay safe Rev. ” @PenskiTeri wrote.
“It’s amazing how things go with the artists who are black and white privately, or if @TheRevAl were white, that would be acceptable,” @ Sonoftheking718 wrote.
“Here’s a man who puts his life on the line every day, and the conversation is how he travels #ingrates,” he added.
And @ Christo62052950 said: “I see you Rev. Do your thing. It’s also hilarious that some are more into a fuss about this guy walking to a private plane than Floyd being killed. God bless America. “
Jurors who decided the fate of the former Minneapolis police officer in the alleged murder of Floyd ended their first day of deliberation on Monday.
The panel of 12 jurors will begin deliberations again on Tuesday morning.
The Post issued the National Action Network for comment.