White House Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere said in a statement Sunday that “the White House is honored by the reach of people in Kenosha who have welcomed the president’s visit and the leadership’s desire to support local law enforcement and business sabotage.” Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere said in a statement on Sunday. At night.
“President Trump wants to visit on Tuesday and help this great city heal and rebuild.”
Evers wrote a letter to Trump about the president’s presence, asking “What does this mean for Kenosha and our state?”
“I am concerned that your presence will only hinder our healing. I am concerned that your presence will only delay our work in overcoming divisions and moving forward together.”
He said, “The job of elected officials is to lead, for example, and to be a peaceful presence for the people we know, they hurt, mourn and try to cope with the trauma. There is no time to give up, ”he continued.
“Now is not the time for elected officials to ignore armed terrorists and instigators from outside the state who want to contribute to our suffering.”
When asked if the president would meet with Blake’s family, Deere said Saturday that the schedule has not yet been fully worked out.
Evers added in a letter to Trump that he is also concerned that a personal visit from you would require a huge redirection of these resources to support your visit at a time when we need to continue to focus on keeping. The people of Kenosha are safe and support the community response. “
“You see the president’s scathing remarks, they centered a whole convention around creating more animosity and more division around what’s going on in Kenosha,” Barne told CNN’s John King on “Inside Politics.”
“So, I don’t know of any previous statements that the president said he intends to come here to be helpful. And we don’t need that at the moment.”
The story has been updated to include a White House comment.
CNN’s Jeremy Diamond and Jason Hoffman contributed to this report.
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