According to Trump’s public timetable, the president will begin his trip Tuesday afternoon with a visit to “wealth affected by recent riots.” He is then scheduled to visit a local high school and the city’s Emergency Operations Center. Before heading to Kenosha, he will take part in a rally focused on community safety.
Trump’s visit to the independent state is another attempt to continue his campaign to link Democrat-run cities and states with violence ahead of the November election in an attempt to paint himself as a candidate for law and order voters.
Wisconsin Democratic Governor. Tony Evers told Trump not to visit Kenosha because the city is working to heal and prevent turning to local resources for a presidential visit.
And Democrat, Kenosha Mayor John Antaramin told CNN’s Pamela Brown on Monday on “Erin Burnett Outfront” that they are disappointed the president is coming.
“Our community has gone through a big deal and there is currently no time to play politics. We would prefer to wait at least another week before the president comes for a visit.” “The president is always welcome. But this time it’s just the wrong time.”
The mayor gave some details about the details of the upcoming visit, but said he did not expect to participate in discussions with Trump.
Kenosha County executive Jim Cruiser echoed similar sentiments, and Kenosha County Sheriff, David Beth, said a visit from any big man would be an additional task for the department.
This week, Biden’s advisers are discussing a possible visit, a source familiar with the discussions said, adding that the situation remains fluid.
Antaramin has said he also wants Baden to wait a week before visiting.
Refusal to condemn right-wing protesters
In the wake of incidents of police violence against black people, Trump has repeatedly pointed to violent demonstrations in recent weeks, claiming that such unrest would spread if Biden is elected.
He also largely ignores the anguish expressed by many Americans nationwide. On Monday, Trump said the nationwide protests against police brutality were not “peaceful protests,” but “chaos.”
But Trump has not acknowledged that his visit could provoke right-wing vigilance and violence by protesters.
On Monday, he refused to condemn the violent actions taken by right-wing protesters during protests in Portland and Wisconsin, including 17-year-old Vigilante, a soldier who killed two protesters and wounded another in Kenosha.
Trump said Rittenhouse would “probably have been killed” if he had not fatally shot two protesters.
Asked if he agrees to take to the streets with armed vigilance like Rittenhouse, Trump said he “wants to see law enforcement take care of everything,” but did not condemn the awareness.
He also argued that his supporters used a “protective mechanism” as they sprayed pepper spray on protesters over the weekend and fired paintballs at his supporters as they roamed the streets of Portland.
“They had a large number of people who were supporters, but it was a peaceful protest,” Trump said in response to a question from CNN’s Caitlin Collins, “and not paint – and paint as a protective mechanism. Paint is not bullets.”
CNN’s Nikki Carvajal, Konstantin Toropin, Renee Bahrain and Arlette Senz contributed to the report.
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