Tea Party Patriots Action Honorary Chairman Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today about the protests and riots in wake of George Floyd’s death.

“Mayors, governors, and the president himself need to act NOW, TODAY, to restore order to our cities. And yes, part of restoring order means getting back to the business of being Americans. No more compulsory lockdowns. The ability to recover and re-establish order is one of the fundamental markers of a civilized society. What we’ve seen over the last several nights in cities from coast to coast is a move to barbarism, to chaos, to anarchy. That is not what our Founding Fathers fought to create. And, based on what George Floyd’s family is saying right now, it’s not what HE would have wanted, either.”