Daily Mail: Donald Trump tours violence-ravaged Kenosha and calls rioters 'domestic terrorists' then praises cops and says they shouldn't be demonized for 'choking' despite anger over Jacob Blake's shooting
* President Donald Trump arrived in Kenosha, Wisconsin as the city remains a tinderhouse of racial tensions
* Both supporters and Black Lives Matter activists greeted Trump's motorcade, and a group of protesters gave him the middle finger as he arrived
* His first stop was to survey damage from the riots that broke out after the police shooting of Jacob Blake
* Earlier Tuesday, Blake's father said he would not be meeting with Trump because, 'I'm not getting into politics'
* Trump called rioters 'domestic terrorists' at a roundtable with law enforcement and local officials, while he explained that sometimes cops 'choked'
* 'And if they make a wrong decision one way or the other, they're either dead or they're in big trouble,' Trump said
* He didn't bring up Blake during remarks, but when asked what he would say to family members Trump said, 'I feel terrible for anybody who goes through that'
President Donald Trump toured the violence-ravaged Kenosha, Wisconsin Tuesday and called rioters 'domestic terrorists' while praising police, who he argued shouldn't be demonized for 'choking.'
Trump didn't mention Jacob Blake by name during his scripted remarks.
Blake, a black man, was shot seven times in the back by a white cop in front of his three young children a week ago Sunday afternoon, leaving the father-of-six paralyzed from the waist down. The incident sparked several nights of protests and then violence in the Wisconsin city.
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WNU Editor: President Trump had a good reception from the people who live there when he arrived.
Update: I agree with this analysis .... Why Joe Biden Didn’t Go To Kenosha — All You Need To Know About The State of The Race (Red State).
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