What they're saying: "It's overwhelming, in my view," Biden said without elaborating. "I wouldn't say that unless the jury was sequestered."
- Philonise Floyd, George Floyd's brother, said on NBC's "Today" that Biden called him and his family on Monday "to let us know he was praying for us and hoping everything would come out to be okay."
- "He knows how it is to lose a family member, and he knows the process of what we're going through," Floyd said.
- "They're a good family. And they're calling for peace and tranquility, no matter what that verdict is," Biden told reporters about his conversations with the Floyd family.
The big picture: Congress and the White House are both bracing for the verdict. At a closed-door meeting last week with members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Biden said he was concerned about potential fallout from the trial.
- Thousands of National Guard troops and law enforcement officers have been on the ground in Minneapolis since March.
- The D.C. National Guard has activated roughly 250 members to support local police "in response to potential First Amendment demonstrations."
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