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Donald Trump has accused protesters of carrying out acts of “domestic terror” after a white police officer was filmed shooting a black man in the back in Wisconsin.
The President of the United States made the remarks on a visit to the city of Kenosha, where Jacob Blake, 29, was paralyzed from the waist down after the August 23 shooting.
Protesters have marched in Kenosha every night since the shooting, with some demonstrations resulting in damaged and burning buildings and vehicles.
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, went to visit the areas damaged by the violence in Kenosha
Buildings have been damaged in the Kenosha protests, which were sparked by the Jacob Blake shooting.
When he arrived in Kenosha, he toured some of the unrest-damaged areas in Wisconsin City, before sitting down with leaders to discuss the violence.
Trump said during a panel discussion Tuesday: “Violent mobs demolished or damaged at least 25 businesses, set fire to public buildings and threw bricks at police officers, which your police officers will not and they will not tolerate.” .
“This is not about acts of peaceful protest, but about internal terror.”
Flares are fired in front of a police vehicle during demonstrations in Kenosha
Law enforcement officers stand behind shields during one of the protest nights last week.
About 1,000 people joined a mile-long march in Kenosha on Saturday night chanting “Black Lives Matter,” “No justice, no peace,” and “seven bullets, seven days,” a reference to the number of times Blake was shot.
Referring to the demonstrations that have taken place since the shooting, the President of the United States continued: “To stop political violence we must also confront the radical ideology that includes this violence.
“Reckless politicians on the far left continue to push the destructive message that our nation and our law enforcement are oppressive or racist, and they will throw away any word they can think of.
“Actually, we need to provide much more support to our law enforcement agencies. It’s about giving them additional support.”
Trump went on to say “you can do 10,000 great jobs as a cop or cop woman … and then you have a bad apple or something bad happens, and that’s the evening news for three weeks.”
He added that the federal government will provide $ 1 million (£ 750,000) to local police in Wisconsin, $ 4 million (£ 3 million) for small businesses and $ 42 million (£ 31 million) to support public safety across the state.
Trump later claimed crime rates were higher in Democratic-run cities before adding, “We want to substantially increase funding for the police.”
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The president of the United States offers himself as the “law and order” candidate best positioned to keep Americans safe ahead of the November 3 election.
He met with police officers at a high school as part of his visit to Kenosha.
Trump appears to suggest a 17-year-old who was accused of killing two protesters in Kenosha on August 25. I was acting in self defense.
Justin Blake, one of Jacob Blake’s uncles, said Tuesday that the justice system must be changed so that black children can play outside without worrying about being shot by police.
He also asks the authorities to charge the agent who shot his nephew on August 23.
