Charlie Kirk said profoundly negative and controversial things about George Floyd. In a 2021 speech in Mankato, Minnesota, Kirk referred to George Floyd as a "scumbag" and claimed that Floyd's death was not worthy of the national attention it received. Kirk also disputed the widely accepted cause of Floyd's death by attributing it to an "overdose" rather than the actions of the police officer, despite expert consensus to the contrary. He expressed disdain for the attention and significance given to Floyd's death and suggested that Floyd should not be remembered or honored at all. These statements reflect Kirk's broader controversial views on race, as he often opposed civil rights movements and made racially charged comments. His comments about Floyd were widely criticized as racist and dismissive of the issues raised by Floyd's death and the subsequent racial justice movement it ignited.
