MSNBC host Joy Reid claimed that the brutal killing of Tyre Nichols at the hands of five Black Memphis police officers is as 'American as apple pie.'
MSNBC host Joy Reid recently claimed that the brutal beating and death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of the Memphis police was as "American as apple pie."recently claimed that the brutal beating and death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of the Memphis police was as"American as apple pie."
" documentary, a film based on the eponymous New York Times essay collection put together by journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones. However, Reid’s next line provided a cynical condemnation of America as being a country almost synonymous with police killings of Black men. She declared,"But it damn sure shouldn’t surprise you. What happened to Tyre Nichols was as American as apple pie." This photo provided by the Nichols family shows Tyre Nichols, who had a passion for photography and was described by friends as joyful and lovable. Nichols was just minutes from his home in Memphis, Tenn., on Jan.
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