Trump said that if he hadn't sent federal agents into Kenosha during its 2020 unrest, the city would've 'burned to the ground.'
Later in the interview, Trump declared:"I helped save Kenosha."that run places don't do too well," he said."And you had a governor, somebody, he didn't want to call in anybody. He just wanted to let it burn."
Rittenhouse came to Kenosha amid several days of unrest, arson and looting following the August 23, 2020 police shooting ofFederal agents arrived in the city on August 28, 2020 and Trump visited the city on September 1, 2020. The state's governor, the city's mayor and the city's NAACP chapter advised against Trump's visiting, saying that it would inflame tensions in the city.
During the summer protests, racial justice activists criticized Trump for sending federal agents into cities experiencing uprisings. They alleged that the agents assaulted peaceful protesters and escalated conflicts.
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