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George Floyd's funeral turned into a political platform

Hundreds of people accompanied the body of George Floyd to the cemetery in Houston on June 9, 2020.

Between tears, slogans: the funeral of George Floyd, in a Texas church on Tuesday, mixed tributes to this black man killed by a white policeman and fiery calls to attack, finally, the racism that "hurts the 'soul' of America.

From family to pastors, President Donald Trump was repeatedly mistreated at this funeral in the Fountain of Praise church in Houston, where this 46-year-old African American had spent most of his life.

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