Washington correspondent
Donald Trump went to Kenosha on Tuesday where he went to inspect the damage caused by several days of riots, to support the police, but also to present himself as the defender of law and order, threatened according to him by the anarchists and the laxity of elected Democrats.
The Democratic mayor of this Wisconsin city, John Antaramian, had called the president's visit inappropriate, fearing it would rekindle tensions.
"It can also increase enthusiasm and love and respect for our country
," Trump retorted.
That's why I'm going. "
The dramatic events that unfolded in Kenosha last week have taken on a national dimension.
After a black man, Jacob Blake, was seriously injured by seven gunshots in the back during his arrest, protests against the police escalated into riots, looting and arson.
Gathered via social networks under the pretext of protecting property and people,
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