Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd, recently spoke with both Biden and Trump, and said the president "didn't give me the opportunity to even speak" during their phone call.

"It was so fast," Philonise said of his conversation with Trump, which took place on Friday. "He didn't give me the opportunity to even speak. It was hard. I was trying to talk to him but he just kept like pushing me off like 'I don’t want to hear what you’re talking about.' I just told him I want justice. I said that I can't believe that they committed a modern-day lynching in broad daylight."

Trump made remarks about his call with Floyd on Saturday, claiming that he "expressed the sorrow of our entire nation for their loss."

"I understand the pain that people are feeling," Trump said. "We support the right of peaceful protests and we hear their pleas, but what we are now seeing on the streets of our cities has nothing to do with the memory of George Floyd. The violence and vandalism is being led by Antifa and other radical left-wing groups who are terrorizing the innocent, destroying jobs, hurting businesses and burning down buildings."

"The main victims of this horrible, horrible situation are the citizens who live in these once-lovely communities … The mobs are devastating the life's work of good people and destroying their dreams. We support the overwhelming majority of police officers who are incredible in every way and devoted to public service."

Meanwhile, on Monday, Biden took part in a virtual call with Bottoms, as well as mayors from Los Angeles, Chicago and St. Paul, Minnesota, to speak to them about their cities. During the chat, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti condemned the president and his response to the protests, telling Biden, "We need some morality and we need some leadership."

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