US President Donald Trump tours the 'destruction' left by riots in the wake of the police shooting of a black man in Kenosha, despite local authorities urging him to stay away.
On the eve of his visit, Mr Trump defended a teenage supporter accused of fatally shooting two men at a demonstration in Kenosha last week.
Yesterday Mr Biden denounced the "senseless violence of looting and burning and destruction of property". Mr Trump's motorcade passed a mix of supporters, many holding American flags, and protesters, some carrying signs that read Black Lives Matter. Democratic Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, who deployed the National Guard to quell demonstrations in response to the shooting, had pleaded with Mr Trump to stay away for fear of straining tensions further."I am concerned your presence will only delay our work to overcome division and move forward together."But Mr Trump has been vocal in supporting law enforcement and offered himself as the leader best positioned to keep Americans safe.
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