President Donald Trump will travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday to meet with law enforcement and to survey some of the damage from the recent protests after the police shooting of Jacob Blake, the White House says
When asked if the President would meet with the family of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man who was shot by police, White House spokesman Judd Deere said that the schedule hasn't been fully ironed out yet. Unrest in Wisconsin following the police shooting of Blake in Kenosha has quickly turned into a political flashpoint in one of the nation's most important swing states.
"Within a few minutes of the guard, everybody cleared out and it became safe."Read MoreWhy Democrats are worried about KenoshaTrump and the GOP used this week's Republican National Convention to shine a spotlight on violence and property damage that has resulted from some of the protests over racial injustice and police brutality this summer -- as fires had raged in Kenosha on consecutive nights.
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