Former Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin on Thursday. The city of about 100,000 people has been at the center of controversy after a police officer shot Jacob Blake, an un-armed Black man, in the back seven times, leaving him paralyzed.
“Vice President Biden will hold a community meeting in Kenosha to bring together Americans to heal and address the challenges we face,” the campaign said, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “After, Vice President Biden and Dr. Biden will make a local stop.”
The visit comes after President Donald Trump went to the city on Tuesday, using his visit as a campaign stop to reinforce his support of local law enforcement. Not once did Trump mention Blake during his visit, but he did offer support to a 17-year old AR-15-wielding “vigilante” who is charged with shooting to death two protestors, and wounding a third.
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