Nancy Pelosi has been criticized after giving a speech about George Floyd.
The Democratic congresswoman spoke to a crowd outside the Capitol building yesterday (April 20) after former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of Floyd's murder.
Speaking to reporters during a press conference, Pelosi said per the New York Post: "Thank you, George Floyd, for sacrificing your life for justice.
"For being there to call out to your mom – how heartbreaking was that – call out for your mom, 'I can't breathe'."
Black activist and University of Illinois history professor Barbara Ransby reacted to the speech by tweeting: "Did Pelosi just say 'George Floyd, thank u 4 sacrificing your life for justice'?
"He did not SACRIFICE his life. His life was violently taken."
However, Ransby was far from the only person to be outraged by Pelosi's speech about Floyd's death in May of last year.
"Thank you for sacrificing your life? Better to say, I'm sorry you had to sacrifice your life for justice. Sheesh," wrote one Twitter user.
A second wrote: "Pretty sure he didn't sign up to be murdered by a cop."
A third added: "NO! NO, NO, NO. What the f**k, Pelosi!
"'Sacrificing your life' is something people have to do on their own. Floyd was murdered. We just had a whole-ass trial!"
A fourth added: "George Floyd did not sacrifice his life for justice.
"Black people’s lives are not the currency to pay off white guilt.
"We‘re fighting to create a nation where justice impacts the living, not just the dead and where we can Rest In Peace before white supremacy digs our graves."
Timothy Burke, a former writer for the Daily Beast and Deadspin, described Pelosi's remark outside the US Capitol as "absolutely bizarre" alongside a video of the comment.
Burke has 94K followers on Twitter, and many responded with equally baffled reactions to Pelosi's speech.
"Why do they keep putting her out in public?" tweeted one user, while another added: "So far out of touch she doesn't even qualify for the Hall and Oates song anymore."
Chauvin 45, was found guilty yesterday (April 21) of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter on May 25, 2020.
He faces up to 75 years behind bars and has been transferred to the maximum-security prison, Oak Park Heights.