US president Donald Trump claims media is 'fuelling' the violent clashes in Portland and around the country. Latest:
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., was left paralysed from the waist down following the shooting on 23 August.
Protesters have marched in Kenosha every night since the shooting, with some demonstrations resulting in buildings and vehicles being damaged and set on fire. Mr Trump said during a roundtable discussion on Tuesday:"Violent mobs demolished or damaged at least 25 businesses, burned down public buildings and threw bricks at police officers - which your police officers won't stand for, and they didn't stand for it.
Referencing demonstrations that have taken place since the shooting, the US president continued:"To stop the political violence we must also confront the radical ideology that includes this violence.
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