After the murder of the unarmed African-American man George Floyd, The Rock had strong words, and questions for US President Donald Trump regarding his leadership.
The Rock Asks Donald Trump, Where Are You?
As with most people who have criticised the President of the United States for his lack of compassion following the murder of George Floyd, the unarmed black man killed by Minnesota Police officers, the Hollywood actor and ex WWE legend Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson issued some strong words for Donald Trump.
Questioning Donald Trump's Leadership
The "Jumanji" star, who has openly called for Justice For George Floyd (#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd), asked President Trump where his leadership was, after he was accused of failing to unite the public, in favour of dividing them, and addressing institutional racism concerns.
"Where are you? Where is our leader? Where are you? Where's our leader at this time, at this time when our country is down on it's knees?", The Rock said in the video post.
The caption associated with Instagram post said: "Our country is crippled and on its knees, begging to be heard and pleading for change. Where is our compassionate leader? The leader who unifies and inspires our country at our most painful time when we need it the most.
"The leader who steps up and takes full accountability for our country and embraces every color in it. The leader who picks our country up off its knees and says you have my word - we got this - and together, change will happen."
He continued, "Where are you? Because we're all here. Maybe one day that galvanizing leader will emerge. Either way, the process to change has already begun. #normalizeequality #blacklivesmatter."
We're clearly not surprised that many more celebrities have called out President Trump for his "loose lips" and inadequacies, and we doubt it's going to stop anytime soon. Famous faces including, but not limited to, Megan Markle, Star Wars' John Boyega, rapper Snoop Dogg and surprisingly 6ix9ine have all expressed their concerns over the death of George Floyd.
The President, who chose a photo opportunity with a bible to portray "good will", whilst "peaceful" protesters were shot at with gas metres away from him, refrains from being accountable for his citizens, primarily people of colour (POC).
We totally agree with a caption in a previously related Instagram post by The Rock saying, "We ultimately win when we can normalize equality". Trump must acknowledge that his influence is far much greater than the average Joe, and America isn't going to be an "equally sustainable" country if he continues to undermine minorities, fuelling the fire.
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