2020-09-01 12:49:28, Meg Wagner, CNN
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32 min agoTrump says he feels "terribly for anyone who goes through that," in response to question about Jacob BlakeFrom CNN's Nikki Carvajal President Trump said he feels "terribly for anybody who goes through that," when asked what his message was for the family of Jacob Blake, as he spoke at a roundtable in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
He repeatedly addressed people whose businesses were impacted by protests and pledged his support for law enforcement, but never once addressed police brutality, other than to again voice support for officers who "choke" and kill someone unnecessarily.
The only condemnation Trump made was to "condemn the dangerous anti-police rhetoric," despite the fact that an armed supporter of the President, reportedly acting as a vigilante, allegedly killed two people on the streets of Kenosha during the protests.
"We know why Trump is here in Kenosha today […] He is here to sow chaos and fear -we reject these attempts to divide us," Tanya McClean, a Kenosha resident and friend of the Blake family who helped organize the event, said at a press conference this afternoon."
Some background: Yesterday, Blake's father told CNN that the family does not have a pastor, but multiple administration officials have said that the White House has been in contact with Blake's mother's pastor."I'm going to meet him in a little while.
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