Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) claimed in a video posted to X on Monday that police officers nationwide cause black Americans to have over "50 million" days of poor mental health per year.
Bush made the remarks while commemorating the birthday of Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer in self-defense in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014.
"Michael Brown should have turned 28 years old. The last birthday he celebrated and will ever get to celebrate was his 18th. Just 81 days after his 18th birthday, a Ferguson police officer killed him. In a just world, Mike Brown would be with his loved ones right now, celebrating another year, dreaming of his future as he blows out the candles on his birthday cake. But instead, we are only left with the memories of who he was," Bush states in the video.