American super model Chrissy Diane Teigen who is also the wife of the Grammys award winner John legend has said that she will be donating $200,000 for the sole purpose of bailing out protesters arrested by the police.
The mother of two originally said she would donate $100,000 “in celebration” of President Donald Trump statement. The president tweeted on Saturday suggesting that the evening could be “MAGA night” at the White House amid nationwide riots sparked in response to the police involved death George Floyd.
The professionally managed so-called “protesters” at the White House had little to do with the memory of George Floyd. They were just there to cause trouble. The @SecretService handled them easily. Tonight, I understand, is MAGA NIGHT AT THE WHITE HOUSE???
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2020
Reacting to Trump’s tweets Chrissy Teigen said;
“In celebration of whatever the fuck maga night is, I am committed to donating $100,000 to the bailouts of protestors across the country,”
https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/1266847095945748480?s=19
When someone pointed out that the protesters are “rioters and criminals,” Teigen pledged to double her donation.
“Ooo they might need more money then,” she responded to a tweet that has since been deleted. “Make it $200,000.”
https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/1266850737201414144?s=19
A footage of the attempted arrest of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25 went viral on Tuesday, May 26. In it, Floyd, who is black, repeatedly says he can’t breathe as a white police officer kneels on his neck while he his face down on the ground. Floyd died soon after. The four officers involved in the incident have been fired and one has been charged with third degree murder.
What started as a peaceful Protests in Minneapolis on the evening of May 26 has since turned into violence spreading to multiple cities across the country.
So many lives and property has been lost since after the protest erupted with the latest coming from a 19-year-old boy shot dead on Saturday.
