Joe Biden on George Floyd protests: 'We must not allow pain to destroy us'

United States Democratic party presidential candidate Joe Biden on May 31 visited one of sites of anti-racism protest in Wilmington, Delaware, where he interacted with people and told m that country is in pain right w but we mustn't allow it to destroy us. Joe Biden took to his Twitter handle to share a picture from his visit where he can be seen having a conversation with an African-American man and wrote, "We are a nation in pain right w, but we must t allow this pain to destroy us."

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Joe Biden in his Tweet said that if he becomes president he will help lead this conversation on racism. Biden furr wrote, "and more importantly, I will listen, just as I did today visiting last night's protests." Biden's jibe was apparently aimed at Donald Trump, who critics blame for t initiating any talks with protesters apart from threatening m with attacks by 'vicious dogs' if y lay siege to White House. 

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Biden in a piece he shared on Twitter urged protesters to demonstrate peacefully after several cities across country were engulfed by violent protests with people looting and destroying properties. "Protesting such brutality is right and necessary. It’s an utterly American response. But burning down communities and needless destruction is t. Violence that endangers lives is t. Violence that guts and shutters businesses that serve community is t. act of protesting should never be allowed to overshadow reason we protest. It should t drive people away from just cause that protest is meant to advance," Biden wrote in his piece.

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Protests across US

protests erupted across United States over killing of an African-American man George Floyd by a Caucasian police officer who choked him to death pinning him on ground with his knee. Several states had to impose curfew and call in National Guard to take control of situation. Looting and vandalising properties were reported from many major cities in country. Protesters also laid siege on White House, where Secret Service had to lockdown presidential estate after demonstrations became violent. 

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