Gary Johnson presidential campaign, 2016/Black Lives Matter movement
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See below what Gary Johnson and the 2016 Libertarian Party Platform said about the Black Lives Matter movement and discrimination.
Johnson on the Black Lives Matter movement
- On August 23, 2016, Gary Johnson appeared on "The Five" on Fox News. Johnson repeated an earlier admission that until recently he'd had his "head in the sand" on the issue of institutionalized racism in the criminal justice system. "The Five" panelist Eric Bolling said he was shocked to hear that Johnson had publicly expressed support of the Black Lives Matter movement and disagreement with the phrase "all lives matter." Highlighting the racial disparity in shootings, Johnson responded, "All lives do matter, but when it comes to whites, guess what? We’re not being shot at the rate of six times blacks are being shot at."[2]
- During a CNN Libertarian Town Hall on August 3, 2016, Johnson was asked what he thought of the Black Lives Matter movement. "What it has done for me is that my head's been in the sand on this," Johnson replied. "I think we've all had our heads in the sand. And let's wake up. This discrimination does exist, it has existed, and for me, personally, slap, slap, wake up."[3]
- Read what other presidential candidates said about the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Reason.com, "Gary Johnson To Announce He's Running for President Today," January 6, 2016
- ↑ Bustle.com, "Gary Johnson Defended Black Lives Matter On Fox News With A Trove Of Statistics," August 24, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Gary Johnson admits blind spot on racial discrimination," August 3, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Libertarian Party, "Libertarian Party Platform," May 27, 2016
