Rim Country lawmaker blasts Black Lives Matter

Snowflake state House Rep. Walt Blackman considers Black Lives Matter akin to a terrorist organization and says George Floyd was “no saint.” The first black Republican elected to the Arizona Legislature, Blackman’s comments on a radio interview and an interview with The Arizona Republic and Arizona Capitol Times drew a furious response from some Democrats and activist groups, amid nationwide protests spurred by the death of Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis.

Snowflake state House Rep. Walt Blackman considers Black Lives Matter akin to a terrorist organization and says George Floyd was “no saint.”

The first black Republican elected to the Arizona Legislature, Blackman’s comments on a radio interview and an interview with The Arizona Republic and Arizona Capitol Times drew a furious response from some Democrats and activist groups, amid nationwide protests spurred by the death of Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis.