During a roundtable meeting with Law Enforcement officials, community leaders, and elected representatives in Kenosha, Wisconsin, President Donald Trump revealed the federal government is committed to rebuilding the city after a week of social unrest.
āWe will provide $1 million to the Kenosha Law Enforcement so that you have some extra money to go out and do what you have to do,ā Trump said.
He added, āIt was a rough week, to put it mildly, and youāve done it incredibly well.ā
Trump revealed small businesses in Kenosha would be receiving nearly $4 million after they were āburned downā by protesters.
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Over $42 million will be allocated to statewide public safety, including, ādirect supportā for police officers, funding for additional prosecutors, and resources for victims of crime.
Kenosha experienced a week of violent protests after Jacob Blake, a Black man, was shot in the back several times by a white police officer.
The White House announced Trump would be visiting Kenosha to assess damage in the city caused by the demonstrations, as IJR previously reported.
During his visit, Trump was asked if he believes systemic racism is a problem in the United States.
The president did not answer the question directly and said,ā You just keep getting back to the opposite subject.ā
He explained, āWe should talk about the kind of violence that weāve seen in Portland and here and other places.ā
Some expressed their concerns with Trumpās visit to Kenosha including Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian and Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.).
According to Bass, the only purpose of Trumpās trip was to āagitate things and to make things worse,ā as IJR previously reported.
Antaramian told NPRās āWeekend Editionā on Sunday his preference āwould have been for himā not to have come āat this point in time.ā
Trump slammed Antaramian ahead of his visit to Kenosha and called him a āfoolā for supporting āradical anarchists.ā