Marine holding door for Gianna Floyd at White House

Washington DC

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Gianna Floyd and her family visited with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday, the one-year anniversary of her father’s murder by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. “My daddy changed the world!” The 7-year-old daughter of George Floyd is melting hearts around the world after an iconic photo went viral showing the moment a Marine guard held the door as she entered the West Wing of the White House. Gianna Floyd and her family visited with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday, the one-year anniversary of her father’s murder by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Gianna was photographed entering the White House by Associated Press Chief Photographer Evan Vucci, whose photo of the little girl and the Marine sparked an outpouring of emotional reactions on Twitter. Gianna reportedly led a “say his name” chant in honor of her late father as her family gathered outside the White House on Tuesday. The Floyd family and their legal team met with Biden and Harris to call on lawmakers to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Earlier on Tuesday, theGrio exclusively reported that negotiations on the Hill have been stalled as Republicans call for support from police organizations for the legislation. So far, no formal comments from any of the policing agencies and organizations have been issued on this matter.