Biden will meet with George Floyd’s family but ‘will avoid funeral in case Secret Service protection complicates it’
JOE Biden is set to meet with George Floyd's family in-person - but will avoid the funeral in case his Secret Service protection causes a stir.
The former is reportedly planning to visit 's grieving relatives in Houston, on Monday to give his condolences in person ahead of the funeral.
But Biden is concerned that if he attends the service flanked by his security guards it may be disruptive, reported .
"Vice President Biden will travel to Houston Monday to in-person to the Floyd family," his spokesperson said on Sunday. "He is also recording a video message for the funeral service."
An insider told the station that Biden feels having guards with him may cause too much of a stir during the service.
An attorney for Floyd's family said he was welcome to attend the 46-year-old's funeral.
Their lawyer, Benjamin Crump, said last week that Biden had not confirmed whether he would be attending.
Making the trip from to Texas would be the furthest Biden has gone since the stay-home orders commenced in March.
Last week, he delivered a speech in about Floyd's death in police custody and has been of the movement – and his criticism of the .
"Our nation is at an inflection point," Biden tweeted on Sunday, after another day of protests in Washington DC and other states.
"We can choose four more years of Donald Trump's poisonous rhetoric and divisive politics — or we can take the next great step forward.
"Donald Trump is the worst possible person to lead us through this moment," Biden added – days after he said 10 to 15 percent of Americans were "."
Earlier, he made a vow to that his death would not be in vain: "we need real police reform to ensure this never occurs again," Biden declared.
His Twitter comments come after 's right-hand man officially on Friday night.
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Trump had lashed out at his rival on Twitter this weekend as he said and democrats "controlled by the Radical Left" would aim to defund the police during the civil unrest that has gripped the country.
"Sleepy Joe Biden and the Radical Left Democrats want to 'DEFUND THE POLICE.' I want great and well paid LAW ENFORCEMENT. I want LAW & ORDER!" he raged on Saturday night.
On Sunday, NYC o announced that he would be while officials in Minneapolis confirmed that they force there.