Minnesota Republicans rebuked for Derek Chauvin moment of silence

The Minnesota Republican party’s decision to hold a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, has angered the state’s attorney general – who was the lead prosecutor in the case...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/01/minnesota-republicans-derek-chauvin-moment-of-silence

Senate Democrats Kneel In Protest Of Racial Injustice | HuffPost

The senators observed nearly nine minutes of silence to honor George Floyd and others killed by police brutality.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/senate-democrats-protest-kneel-racial-injustice_n_5ed92d2cc5b691340ea25d60

Ted Lieu refuses to play along with another pretend moment of concern—and that concerns Sarah Palin

With all the publicity over Election Day, it was easy to miss Democratic Congressman Ted Lieu making a quiet, but bold, statement about a quiet, but pointless, gesture. A Democratic lawmaker walked out of a moment of silence for the Texas shooting victims on Monday night to protest a lack of action on gun safety after mass shootings in the United States.....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/11/8/1713937/-Ted-Lieu-refuses-to-play-along-with-another-pretend-moment-of-concern-and-that-concerns-Sarah-Palin

Dem lawmaker walks out of moment of silence on House floor to protest guns -- CNN

A Democratic lawmaker walked out of a moment of silence for the Texas shooting victims on Monday night to protest a lack of action on gun safety after mass shootings in the United States. ...
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/07/politics/ted-lieu-moment-of-silence-protest-guns/index.html