- A recent CBS poll of 2,500 Americans revealed that 46% of surveyed Republicans felt that the jury made the wrong decision in convicting Derek Chauvin, the police officer who killed George Floyd.
- 10% of surveyed Democrats and 25% of Independents also disagreed with the verdict.
- Overall, 75% of respondents supported the guilty verdict.
- The 25% who disagreed were overwhelmingly white conservative men.
- While most politicians voiced support, some conservatives including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suggested that jurors were corrupted by public pressure.
