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The United States continues to be shaken by protests against racism and police violence, which began when Black citizen George Floyd was killed in connection with a police intervention in Minneapolis in May of this year.
Recently, the city of Kenosha has been in the spotlight.
On August 23, the police shot Jacob Blake, 29, with seven shots in the back. He is now paralyzed from the waist down.
Trump supporters and anti-racist protesters have clashed in the city. A 17-year-old Trump supporter is accused of killing two people with a semi-automatic weapon. On Monday, the president defended the 17-year-old and refused to condemn the violence by his supporters.
The governor of the state of Wisconsin. and Kenosha mayors, both Democrats, have advised Trump not to travel to the city because they fear tensions could escalate further. But on Tuesday, the president ignored her appeal, to show his support for law enforcement and business owners who have been affected by looting and fires.
When Trump arrived in Kenosha, he first visited a burned furniture store, which was destroyed in connection with the riots. He then went on to a temporary command center to praise National Guard soldiers who have been called in to strengthen local police efforts against shootings, fires and looting.
The president called the protests “internal terror” when he spoke to a group of local business leaders. He also promised to give more federal money to Wisconsin.
“I am determined to help build Kenosha,” he said.
Peaceful protesters claims that the protests have been hijacked by violent, often white insurgents who have destroyed property. Many are also very critical of the police and say that the United States should review its fight against crime.
But Trump says he is determined to introduce “law and order.”
– To stop political violence, we must also confront radical ideology. We must condemn the dangerous anti-police rhetoric, Trump said.
The president is not planning to meet Jacob Blake’s family during his visit to town, but he has a meeting scheduled with his mother’s pastor. During a roundtable on social security at a school in Kenosha, the president was asked what he wanted to say to the 29-year-old’s family.
– I am very sorry for all those who go through something like this, that is why it is a great honor to meet the shepherds, said the president and emphasized that the shooting was being investigated.
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