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 Vice President is reportedly planning to visit 's grieving relatives in Houston, on Monday to give his condolences in person ahead of the funeral.
"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.
"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.
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.
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.