WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump will travel Tuesday to Kenosha, Wisconsin, despite accusations from Democrats that he's trying to take advantage of the turmoil there to rally supporters around his law-and-order campaign message.
Kenosha is the latest flashpoint in violent protests after the police shooting Aug. 23 of Jacob Blake, a Black father who was left paralyzed from the waist down. Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, was charged with shooting to death two people during the ensuing protests.
On the eve of the visit, Trump defended Rittenhouse, embracing the argument from the suspect's attorney that he was acting in self-defense.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Trump wants to go to Kenosha to highlight the federal response to the unrest and to visit "hurting Americans."
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