Jacob Blake’s uncle, Justin Blake, is taking aim at President Donald Trump for his rhetoric after his nephew, a Black man, was shot several times in the back by a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Justin Blake addressed a crowd outside of the church where Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden held a community meeting on Thursday.
He challenged the crowd to consider what they want for the nation moving forward, and reminded them the president is not the right choice.
“We need to look at our morals and our ethics, where we stand Black and white. What direction do we want to go in as a country?” Justin Blake said.
He added, “Don’t let some orange man break us all down and drive us into the gutter. We’re more than that. We’re smarter than that.”
Watch his comments below:
Jacob Blake's uncle Justin Blake addresses the crowd outside of the church where Biden is visiting in #Kenosha. pic.twitter.com/RjMtIVW5BR
— Angela Major (@angela_major_) September 3, 2020
Justin Blake went on to criticize Trump for spreading false information and defended his nephew.
“Innuendos, gaslighting, and outright lies come out of the White House, and I’m here to tell you we don’t have to lie to nobody,” Justin Blake said.
He added, “My nephew and everybody saw the video. He had no weapon. All he received was bullets.”
Biden also criticized Trump during his visit to Kenosha, as IJR previously reported.
He accused Trump of legitimizing “a dark side of human nature” in his response to white supremacists.
Biden joined the Blake family for an in-person conversation while Jacob Blake and his mother joined by phone, as IJR previously reported.
Ben Crump, the family’s attorney, said in a statement the family was “grateful” for the meeting and was “very impressed” Biden and his wife were so engaged and willing to listen.
He explained it was clear Biden “cared” because he treated Jacob Blake with a sense of “humanity.”
