Biden after Floyd verdict: ‘We can’t stop here’

President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, addresses the nation from the White House after the George Floyd verdict (Evan Vucci/AP)

President Joe Biden said the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd “can be a giant step forward” for the nation in the fight against systemic racism.

But he declared that “it’s not enough”.