Chrissy Teigen Donates $200,000 To Bail Out George Floyd Protesters

Chrissy Teigen is donating $200,000 to bail out George Floyd protesters.

Floyd’s death sparked outraged due to the violence involved when he was arrested. Floyd, a black American, was cooperative during the arrest. However, a white officer pinned him down and kneeled on his neck. Floyd was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

Protesters across the country gathered together in a bid to find justice for Floyd. However, the protest turned into a chaos when they burned the police office in Minneapolis.

“In celebration of whatever the [explicit] maga night is, I am committed to donating $100,000 to the bail outs of protestors across the country,” she wrote on Twitter.

A commenter referred to those people as “rioters and criminals.” John Legend’s wife fired back by increasing her donation.

“Ooo they might need more money then. Make it $200,000,” Teigen added.

Teigen’s post came when #MagaNight trended on Twitter after President Donald Trump tweeted and called the protesters at the White House “professionally managed” who were there to “cause trouble.”

In another post made by The White House, Trump issued a warning to the public after the protest went out of control. He spoke with Governor Tim Walz and told the governor that the military is with him all the way.

“Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you!” the tweet read.

Taylor Swift was among the celebrities who also reacted from the said tweet. The “Black Space” singer was disgusted with the violence that the post suggested.

“After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence? ‘When the looting starts the shooting starts’??? We will vote you out in November. @realdonaldtrump,” Swift wrote.

The said post became Swift’s most-liked well post. Meanwhile, Twitter said the White House post violated its rules. However, it didn’t removed the post for public’s interest.

“This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules about glorifying violence. However, Twitter has determined that it may be in the public’s interest for the Tweet to remain accessible,” the tag read.