'Domestic terror': Trump defends police during Kenosha visit | KnottMatthew
US President Donald Trump said he does not believe there is a problem with systemic racism in American police departments as he toured Kenosha, Wisconsin, which is recovering from several days of deadly protests and the widespread destruction of property.
US President Donald Trump talks with owners of destroyed businesses as he tours an area damaged after a police officer shot Jacob Blake in Kenosha.As of late afternoon local time there had not been any violence in Kenosha, even as pro-Trump and anti-Trump protesters gathered for demonstrations in the same part of the city."Kenosha been ravaged by anti-police and anti-American riots," Trump said at a roundtable with law enforcement officials and business owners.
In an interview the previous night with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Trump compared police officers who use excessive force to golfers who "choke" on important shots.Trump has sought to make law and order a central theme of the election campaign, blaming Democratic mayors and governors for not doing enough to keep people safe.
Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes tweeted" "there is no crisis too larger for the republican majority to ignore."
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