Kenosha, Wisconsin became the latest flashpoint in racial tensions in the United States after a white police officer shot Jacob Blake, a black man wanted on sexual…
Donald Trump has visited Kenosha, a city at the epicentre of the election campaign, to push forward his message of “law and order”. Trump arrived in the Wisconsin city on Tuesday, nine days after often-violent protests flared up over the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake. Democrats have warned Trump against coming to Kenosha over concerns that the outspoken president could aggravate racial tensions in the city. “Fires are burning, and we have a president who fans the flames rather than fighting the flames,” Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Monday, while Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers wrote to Trump, “I am concerned your presence will only hinder our healing.” Trump defied the alarmism, arguing that the trip “could increase enthusiasm and it could also increase love and respect for our country.” Here are the key takeaways from the visit. On Tuesday, Trump doubled down on Nixon’s 1968 strategy of pitching himself as the law-and-order president, as opposed to Democrats who, in his view, neglect public safety.
