Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden met with the residents of strife-torn Kenosha, Wisconsin, and spoke by phone with Jacob Blake, the Black man shot there by police
Biden’s made the trip to the city, the site of sometimes violent protests since Jacob Blake was shot in the back several times by a white police officer on Aug. 23, two days after President Donald Trump traveled there.
At the Grace Lutheran Church in Kenosha, a somber Biden listened as local officials, business owners and current and former law enforcement members described a resilient community beaten down by racial divides and civil unrest. A small business owner, Barb DeBerge, said her business was at risk amid the violent protests but was spared heavy damage.
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks about reopening schools amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo By contrast, a large majority of Americans said they remain “very” or “somewhat” concerned about the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Did you ever see a man that likes a mask as much as him?” Trump said, twitting Biden who has been photographed with a mask hanging from one ear.
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