“They were so comforting that you almost forgot how the situation really played out,” Jacob Blake Sr. said. CNIS’s Alisyn Camerota on “New Day”, referring to Biden and Harris. “It was like talking to my uncle and one of my sisters – literally, literally.”
“Biden told me his own problems with his family. That he identifies with what I’m going through. I didn’t have to tell him. He knew. It felt like he knew,” Blake added. “It felt like they knew what was going on. And they did not act as if they were in a hurry to go somewhere. They spent time with us. And the tears that came from (mother of Jacob Blake) in this conversation with the Bidens, that was important. ”
CNN reported Wednesday that Biden and Harris had spoken with Blake’s parents, sister and other family members.
Harris, who represents California in the U.S. Senate, called Blake’s shooting “tragic” and said it “represents the two systems of justice in America” during an event on Wednesday.
A White House official told CNN that efforts have been made to connect Trump with the Blake family. The president has yet to comment directly on the case, instead of concentrating on preventing violence that has occurred in the aftermath, but officials have been waiting for more details from federal and state investigators.
Two Kenosha police officers have been placed on administrative leave, and the shooting is being investigated by Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley’s office and the Wisconsin Justice Department’s criminal investigation department.
CNN’s Kate Sullivan and Sarah Mucha contributed to this report.
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