Fury as Mike Pence invites Trump activist Candace Owens - who says George Floyd was a 'horrible human being' - to White House for talks on 'how we can move our nation forward'
Black conservative activist Candace Owens was included in Vice President Mike Pence's roundtable on race relations Thursday, despite being criticized for calling George Floyd a 'horrible human being.'
Pence tweeted out that he had met with some black Americans, explaining that the group had disussed ' how we can move our Nation forward in the wake of the tragic death of George Floyd and the protests and rioting that have ensued.'
Pence did not tag Owens in the picture, but did tag three black conservatives: Heritage Foundation President Kay Cole James, Center for Urban Renewal and Education founder Star Parker and Elroy Sailor, who previously served on the Trump transition team.
A DailyMail.com request for comment and more details about the meeting went unreturned.
Vice President Mike Pence (right) included black conservative activist Candace Owens (far left) to a discussion Thursday about the 'tragic death of George Floyd and the protests and rioting that have ensued'
The vice president revealed the meeting attendees in a tweet, which included a number of prominent black conservatives
Owens' meeting with Pence comes one day after a post of hers went viral in which she said that Floyd was a 'horrible human being' pointing to his criminal record and drug use
Owens, the communications director for Turning Point USA, a pro-Trump youth group, has become a household name on the right for her controversial takes
A source close to Owens, 31, confirmed that she was present for the meeting and she's clearly visible in the photograph.
On Wednesday, Owens appeared on Facebook Live and explained the problem she had with people holding up Floyd as a 'martyr.'
On Wednesday, Owens appeared on Facebook Live and explained the problem she had with people holding up Floyd as a 'martyr'
'We are unique in that we are the only people that fight and scream and demand support and justice for the people in our community who are up to no good,' she said of black America.
She said that no Jewish person, or Hispanic person, or white person would embrace someone who had done 'five stints in prison.'
'George Floyd was not an amazing person,' she told viewers.
'As soon as this video hit the internet, I did just basic searches,' Owens went on.
What she found was Floyd's criminal record and his arrest and autopsy report.
'First and foremost George Floyd, at the time of his arrest, was high on fentanyl and methamphetamine,' Owens said.
Owens also mentioned a 2007 robbery that Floyd was involved in that involved a pregnant victim and Floyd holding a gun to her abdomen.
'And this was the biggest instant I had that made me realize this is a horrible human being, that I'm not going to pretend is a good person,' she said.
She said her criticism was in no way defending what the lead officer Derek Chauvin did, by kneeing Floyd in the neck, until he was unresponsive.
'But why are we pretending that this criminal should be upheld as a citizen, as a martyr, or black America?' she asked.
Following her attendance at Thursday's White House round table, she sent out a tweet to her 2.2 million followers which stated: 'Black lives only matter to white liberals, every 4 years, ahead of an election. I’m so sorry to those of you that thought otherwise.'
George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died on Memorial Day as he was arrested by four police officers over allegedly trying to buy cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill. He was seen in a video pleading that he couldn't breathe as white officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee against his neck
Owens boast 2.2 million Twitter followers and is frequently in the headlines for her controversial opinions
Owens (center) is a vocal Trump supporter, pictured with Donald Trump Jr (right) in 2018
Owens, the communications director for Turning Point USA, a pro-Trump youth group led by Charlie Kirk, has become a household name on the right for her controversial takes.
She's been utilized by Republicans on Capitol Hill as a witness on Democrat-led panels, like one in September 2019 on white supremacy.
Back in April, the controversial pundit revealed she was considering running for office.
'I'm now honestly considering running for office. Never had any desire to previously, but something changed in me last night. Had a conversation with my husband and I think it's a plan,' she wrote on Twitter.
She did not specify where and when she will run.
Owens is pictured above with Donald Trump and her husband George Farmer
Owens was born in Stamford, Connecticut and is a current resident of New York.
She once interned at Vogue and dropped out of the University of Rhode Island, where she was studying journalism.
The controversial pundit initially held liberal views and was critical of President Trump, before changing her political beliefs 'overnight'.
'I became a conservative overnight ... I realized that liberals were actually the racists. Liberals were actually the trolls,' she stated in 2018.
Owens is married to Oxford graduate George Farmer, the son of Lord Farmer, a Baron and former treasurer of the British Conservative Party.
Owens is married to Oxford graduate George Former, the son of Lord Farmer, a Baron and former treasurer of the British Conservative Party. They wed last year
Owens is frequently in the headlines for insert herself in the culture wars.
In 2018, she tried to give Kanye West too much credit for being part of her new 'Blexit' moment - the 'black exit' from the Democratic Party.
Owens had announced at an event in Washington in October 2018 that West had designed the 'Blexit' t-shirts she was giving out.
That boast pressured West - who had previously paid a trip to see Trump in the Oval Office - to back out of politics for awhile.
'I never wanted any association with Blexit,' West said in a tweet. 'I have nothing to do with it.'
Meanwhile, she hit out at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle last year, after the former Suits star broke down on trip to South Africa claiming she had found royal life difficult.
'Using African children as a backdrop to complain about your over-privileged life is offensive,' Owens said of the American-born Duchess.
She also took aim at Prince Harry, saying: 'Invoking your own mother's tragic death to demand the press stop calling out your hypocritical wife is downright disgusting.
Fury as Mike Pence invites Trump activist Candace Owens - who says George Floyd was a 'horrible human being' - to White House for talks on 'how we can move our nation forward'
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