...dictatorial for repealing some (but not all) of the diktats of his predecessor, misogynistic because he likes pretty girls, homophobic because he doesn't think gender bending should be mandatory, truly a man for all seasons......has arrived in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as he prepares to tour damage from protests and violence that followed the Aug. 23 police shooting of Jacob Blake.
Trump’s visit comes despite pleas from Wisconsin’s Democratic governor to stay away for fears of sparking further tumult. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson greets the president when Air Force One touches down in nearby Waukegan, Illinois.
Blake’s family says he’s paralyzed after police shot the 29-year-old Black man seven times in the back. Demonstrators have called for the officer who shot Blake to be fired and face attempted murder charges.
The president has brought along Attorney General William Barr and acting secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf.
Along the motorcade route, a mix of people waved Black Lives Matter signs and many Trump supporters waved Trump 2020 signs.
President Trump touts law and order during Kenosha visit
[CenterSquare] President Donald Trump spent most of his time in Kenosha Tuesday focusing on what ended the city’s violence last week, not what started it.
The president toured parts of the city that were burned to the ground in last week’s
The president said a surge of National Guard troops finally brought the chaos to an end.
"The National Guard has been really amazing," Trump said, adding "things began to change" the minute the troops arrived.
Just who sent the troops continues to be a point of contention in Kenosha.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has insisted that he deployed the Wisconsin National Guard and that he, not Trump, asked for out-of-state guard units to come to Kenosha as well.
The president on Tuesday said he offered Evers help, but the governor initially refused.
"I wish the governor would have accepted night one as opposed to night three," the president said. But Trump did thank Evers for accepting the help when he did.
When Kenosha leaders last week first asked for 500 National Guard Troops, the governor sent 125. After three nights of violence, local leaders asked for 1,500 troops, and the governor sent 500.
Trump that day offered 2,000 troops. That’s when Gov. asked out-of-state troops to come to Kenosha.
The protests and riots began after the Aug. 22 shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake in the back by a Kenosha police officer. Blake, who had an active warrant out for his arrest at the time, was seen on video fighting off officers and moving to get into his car when the officer shot him. Kenosha police said he was armed with a knife. His attorney refuted that.