On Tuesday, President Donald Trump took credit for bringing peace to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where a gunman opened fire on police a few days after violent protests.
Although Trump suggested sending the
National Guard to contain the violence, the Wisconsin government’s Tony Overs
mobilized the state's National Guard and called for help from Arizona, Michigan
and Alabama. Send troops
On August 23, the president traveled to
Wisconsin to assess the damage caused by last week's unrest over Jacob Blake's
police firing. He was a black man who had been shot’ seven times in the back
and was hospitalized’ with paralysis.
In response to the violence, Evers
activated the Wisconsin National Guard on August 24. Three days later, the
governor asked for help from other states.
However, Trump credited the order to the
National Guard.
"It ended in an hour, as soon as we
announced we were coming, and then they saw we were here. It ended
immediately," Trump, told law enforcement in Kenosha. ۔ Said on the
occasion of the visit.
He praised members of the National Guard,
who said, "Burn the fire quickly."
Before and during his visit, Trump was
sharply criticized’ by local officials and activists, who said he was trying to
take political advantage of the city's ethnic wounds.
The mayors of Evers and Kenosha feared
that their trip would increase tensions in the city as a result of the Black
incident and the deadly firing of two protesters. Police have charged
17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse with the shooting deaths. The teenager said he
went to Kenosha, a town near Illinois, to protect businesses from property damage
during the protests.
During the unrest across the city, Trump
damaged buildings and small businesses with fire. According to the White House,
he met with the owners of a furniture store, a camera shop and a candle
factory.
"This is not a peaceful protest, this
is really domestic terrorism," he said.
Trump said his Department of Justice will
provide $1 million to Kenosha law enforcement so you can have some extra money
and do what you do. He said his administration would provide $4 million to
support small businesses and more than $42 million to support public safety
efforts across the state.
"You went through hell a few days
ago, but I feel so safe." "We're safe because of the law," Trump
said.
Trump, along with Attorney General William
Barr, Chief of Homeland Security Chad Wolf and Sen. Ron Johnson, R. Weiss, met
with law enforcement and members of the National Guard at Bradford High School.
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Trump called for a roundtable on community
security, calling the violence "anti-police and anti-American riots."
Asked if he had a message for Blake's
family, Trump said he wanted to talk to Blake's mother, Julia Jackson, but
"it's even better if it's handled locally." Is." ۔”
Blake's family and faith leaders from 50
organizations, including Jesse Jackson, held a program where a 29-year-old boy
was shot’ by a city police officer. Local and federal authorities are
investigating the incident.
Jackson insisted Tuesday would not be a
day of protests and demonstrations, urging audiences to resist helping make it
"commercial for Trump's vision."
The festivities included music, voter
registration and bonsai houses for children to play, while participants cleaned
up the community.
"We've decided to do something for
the community and rally for Trump's protest," said Tanya McLane, Blake
262's administrator. "It's loving and peaceful, because that's the black
family."
The president said he would not meet with
the family because he had requested the inclusion of his lawyers, which Trump
said was "inappropriate."
As he prepared for his trip, Trump
expressed support for the Rattan House, which he accused of killing two
protesters and said he must have acted in self-defense. Citing a cell phone
video of the incident, Trump said protesters "violently attacked"
Rattan House.
Sean Whitney Baldwin, D. Vice, criticized
Trump for failing to provide such leadership to Kenosha after the civil unrest.
"This president has not provided the
leadership that unites the people, and he has a bad habit of separatism, which
the Kenosha community and Wisconsin want or do not need," he said. They
began to say. "I want President Trump to do what Jacob Blake's mother did.
Julia Jackson has told every American to do the same - check your heart."
Speaking to Fox News host Laura Ingram on
Monday, Trump criticized the Kenosha officer involved in Blake's shooting.
"Shooting a boy in the back several times - I mean, can't you do something
different?" He told the officer
"But they choke, like in a golf
tournament - they lose a 3-foot discount," he said.
Kenosha NAACP chief Anthony Davis,
speaking on MSNBC, condemned Trump's statement.
"I play golf," he said. "I
know about choking." This is human life. ... You can't compare golf to a
human life. "
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden
said Trump is easily trolling the battlefield for votes, and wants to take
advantage of the uproar to rally Democrats and rally supporters around his
"peace and order" message. The Corona virus protects Americans from
epidemics.
Biden urged Trump to condemn all violence,
"It doesn't matter who does it, it doesn't matter if he has a political
affiliation. Duration."
"If Donald Trump can't say that, then
he's incompetent to be president, and it's clear that more violence - his
preference - is less," he said.
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