Trump says he will visit Kenosha despite Democrat governor’s plea to ‘stay away because he’ll make things worse’
DONALD Trump has said he will travel to Kenosha on Tuesday despite a plea from Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers asking him to reconsider the visit.
The row follows protests in the city over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, which led to the deaths of two individuals and left countless others injured.
"Also, there would have been great death and injury.
"I want to thank Law Enforcement and the National Guard. I will see you on Tuesday!"
"I write today to respectfully ask you to reconsider."
Evers lists a number of crises that have hit his state and the country at large, referring to the pandemic that has ravaged the nation and mass protests against police brutality.
"President Trump looks forward to visiting on Tuesday and helping this great city heal and rebuild," Deere said.
"Well, I’m looking into it very strongly. I’ll be getting reports," Trump about Blake's shooting.
"It was not a good sight. I didn’t like the sight of it, certainly, and I think most people would agree with that."
Evers isn't the only Wisconsin official to have qualms about Trump's visit. Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes told he doesn't think Trump's visit will be constructive to Wisconsin's rebuilding.
"You look at the incendiary remarks that the President has made, they centered an entire convention around creating more animosity and creating more division around what is going on in Kenosha,"; he said.
"I don’t know how, given any of the previous statements that the president made, that he intends to come here to be helpful. And we absolutely don’t need that right now," said Barnes.