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A police officer shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back. The incident again sparked protests against police violence in the United States. After President Trump, challenger Biden Kenosha, and the victim’s family, they also visited.
American Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden arrived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At the airport he met the family of African American Jacob Blake, who was seriously injured by police shooting. Both Blake’s father and three of his brothers were there, as the campaign team announced. The meeting took place behind closed doors. Blake himself is still in the hospital. Biden said his visit would help Wisconsin and the United States recover.
Arrival with wife
The former vice president had traveled to Milwaukee with his wife, Jill. From there, he wants to travel to nearby Kenosha. There, on August 23, a white police officer shot the father of the family Blake several times in the back in front of his children. According to his family, Blake has been paralyzed ever since.
The incident sparked protests against racist police violence and serious riots in which two people were shot. A 17-year-old white male was arrested as a suspect.
Biden wants to act as a reconciler
President Donald Trump had already visited Kenosha on Tuesday. But he didn’t meet Blake’s family. Rather, the Republican took advantage of the controversial visit two months before the presidential elections to present himself as the “president of law and order”: he supported the police in a demonstrative way and described the riots outside the protests as “internal terrorism. “.
Biden, on the other hand, wants to act as a reconciler during his visit to Kenosha, who eases tensions. The 77-year-old plans to meet with police officers in Kenosha and speak with businessmen and representatives of civil society.
Justice Minister welcomes Biden’s visit
Wisconsin’s Attorney General Josh Kaul called Biden’s visit an opportunity to “bring people together, support people who are peacefully demonstrating, and call for the change they want to see.” Trump was not interested in this during his visit to Kenosha.
Wisconsin is likely to become one of the most competitive states in the November presidential election.
