作为总统唐纳德·特朗普准备于周二前往威斯康星州的克诺沙，该州的当选领导人对他的访问将在枪击事件后产生的影响意见不一雅各布·布莱克。
在基诺沙出生和长大的民主党议员马克·波坎(Mark Pocan)敦促总统重新考虑——警告称，他正在这座自8月23日以来一直在内乱中闷烧的城市煽风点火布莱克被枪杀了被一名克诺沙警官在背后捅了七刀。
“我们已经看到了围绕‘黑人生命的重要性’的各种抗议，因为我们作为一个社会仍然没有平等地对待每一个人，对此显然有强烈的忧虑，但是唐纳德·特朗普来这里不是为了安抚人们，不是为了消除恐惧。”波坎在周一接受美国广播公司的电话采访时表示:“情况恰恰相反。”“这是为了煽风点火，是为了让郊区的人们担心这种事情会发生在拜登的美国，但对他来说，问题是这种事情会发生在特朗普的美国。”
众议员马克·波坎在2017年7月25日的新闻发布会上发言。
波坎的父母在同一栋楼里拥有并经营商店——上周暴乱者烧毁了隔壁的丹麦兄弟会小屋后，这座建筑被大火烧毁。波坎说，他母亲最好的朋友的孙子是安东尼·胡伯，这个26岁的男人据称在8月25日的内乱中被17岁的凯尔·里顿豪斯杀死。
“总统无视这一问题，然后从根本上怂恿义务警员和民兵，就像他在波特兰所做的那样，他似乎又一次没有谴责17岁枪杀两个人的行为。这就是问题所在。波坎说:“唐纳德·特朗普从来没有胜任过这份工作，现在他仍然没有胜任这份工作，我们现在看到他煽动仇恨，继续在一个与他毫无关系的社区中制造不稳定。”
2020年8月29日，人们游行支持雅各布·布莱克和他的家人来到威斯康星州的克诺沙县法院
“他没有为镇上的人做任何事，他只是在照顾自己，”他补充说，并指出威斯康星州是2020年总统选举的关键战场。
2020年8月27日，威斯康辛州州长托尼·埃维斯在威斯康辛州克诺沙的新闻发布会上发表讲话。警方击毙雅各布·布莱克后，该市陷入动荡。州长曼德拉·巴恩斯在后面。
威斯康辛州民主党州长托尼·埃维斯也敦促总统尽管像参议员罗恩·约翰逊(Ron Johnson)这样的共和党人张开双臂欢迎特朗普，认为是州长参加了“煽动而非平息局势”的集会，但他还是没有成行
“当埃维斯州长要求美国总统离开威斯康星州时，这是一种可悲的事态。约翰逊在周一的一份声明中写道:“在这场连绵不断的悲剧中，我一直呼吁保持冷静，但也呼吁政治领导层拿出决心和人力来结束骚乱，让基诺沙市中心安全重新开放。”
“现在是支持执法部门和基诺沙市民的时候了。现在不是鼓励让克诺沙关门歇业的时候。这就是为什么我在周六访问了基诺沙，也是为什么我将在周二欢迎特朗普总统。”
白宫新闻秘书凯丽·麦克纳尼称赞了1000名国民警卫队士兵和200名司法部人员的存在，他们是应当地官员的要求部署的，并指出300人已经被逮捕，302人在骚乱和动乱中被起诉。
她说:“特朗普总统出现了，法律和秩序也来了。”"民主党人比赛迟到了。"尚不清楚军队或联邦特工对暴力抗议有什么影响。
“当特朗普政府抵达一个被混乱吞没的民主党控制的城市时，和平得以恢复，法律和秩序得以维护。华盛顿特区、纽约、西雅图、波特兰、明尼阿波利斯、基诺沙——所有这些城市都是民主党控制的，所有这些城市最近几天都经历了无政府状态、暴力和破坏——与和平抗议相反。”
我们必须继续确保基诺沙的公共安全得到全面恢复。我很感激@ realDonaldTrump接听电话并支持基诺沙获得更多资源。https://t.co/d4OoogER0l
—布莱恩·斯泰尔(@BryanSteil)2020年8月28日
麦克纳尼说，特朗普计划会见当地执法部门和一些企业主，他将调查骚乱造成的损失，并补充说，目前预计他不会会见雅各布·布莱克的家人。
麦克纳尼说:“总统想去看望受伤的美国人。”“我认为，强调联邦政府在利用法律和秩序创造和平方面做了很多工作，但最主要的问题是要表现出伤害了美国人民。”
代表包括克诺沙在内的国会选区的共和党众议员布莱恩·斯特尔(Bryan Steil)没有立即回应采访请求。
Democrats warn Trump’s visit to Kenosha ‘fanning the flames’
As PresidentDonald Trumpprepared to travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, the state's elected leaders were split along party lines on the impact his visit will have in the wake of the shooting ofJacob Blake.
Democrats like Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., who was born and raised in Kenosha, urged the president to reconsider – warning that he is fanning the flames in a city that’s been smoldering amid civil unrest since Aug. 23, whenBlake was shotseven times in the back by a Kenosha police officer.
“We’ve seen all sorts of protests around Black Lives Matter because we still as a society aren’t treating everyone equally and there’s clearly strong angst about that, but Donald Trump coming there is not to calm people, it’s not to =[allay] the fears. It’s just the opposite,” Pocan told ABC News in a phone interview Monday. “It’s to fan the flames, it’s to make people in suburbs afraid this is going to happen in Biden’s America, but the problem for him is this is happening in Trump’s America.”
Rep. Mark Pocan speaks during a news conference on July 25, 2017.
Pocan’s parents owned and operated shops in the same building – a structure destroyed by fire last week after rioters burned down the Danish Brotherhood Lodge next door. Pocan says his mother’s best friend’s grandson was Anthony Huber, the 26-year-old man who was allegedly killed by 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse on Aug. 25 during the civil unrest.
“For the president to ignore that issue, and then to essentially egg on vigilantes and militia, like he did Portland and he appeared to do here again by not condemning the actions of the 17-year-old who shot two people. This is the problem. Donald Trump has never been up to the job, he’s still not up to the job, and now we’re watching him fan the flames of hatred and continue to stir instability in a community that he has no ties to,” Pocan said.
People march in support of Jacob Blake and his family to the Kenosha County Courthouse on Aug. 29, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis.
“He’s not doing anything for the people in the town, he’s just taking care of himself,” he added, pointing at Wisconsin as a key battleground in the 2020 presidential election.
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Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has alsourged the presidentnot to make the trip, although Republicans like Sen. Ron Johnson have welcomed Trump with open arms, contending it’s the governor who has participated in rallies “that have done more to incite than calm the situation.”
“It is a sad state of affairs when Governor Evers asks the president of the United States to stay out of Wisconsin. Throughout this rolling tragedy, I’ve pleaded for calm but also for political leadership that provides the resolve and manpower to end the rioting and allow the safe reopening of downtown Kenosha,” Johnson wrote in a statement Monday.
“Now is the time to support law enforcement and the citizens of Kenosha. It is not the time to encourage activities that will keep Kenosha boarded up and shut down. That is why I visited Kenosha on Saturday and why I will welcome President Trump on Tuesday,” he said.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany credited the presence of 1,000 National Guard troops and 200 personnel from the Department of Justice who were deployed at the request of local officials, noting that 300 people have been arrested, and 302 charged amid riots and unrest.
“President Trump showed up, and law and order arrived,” she said. “Democrats are late to the game.” It was unclear what effect the troops or federal agents had on the violent protests.
“When the Trump Administration arrives in a Democrat run city, engulfed in chaos, peace is restored, law and order is upheld. Washington, D.C., New York, Seattle, Portland, Minneapolis, Kenosha -- all of these cities are Democrat run, all of these cities have experienced anarchy, violence, and destruction in recent days -- the opposite of a peaceful protest.”
We must continue to ensure public safety is fully restored in Kenosha. I appreciate@realDonaldTrumpanswering the call and his support to provide Kenosha with additional resources.https://t.co/d4OoogER0l
— Bryan Steil (@BryanSteil)August 28, 2020
McEnany said Trump is scheduled to meet with local law enforcement and some business owners and he’ll survey the damage caused by the turmoil, adding he is not currently expected to meet with the family of Jacob Blake.
“The president wants to visit hurting Americans,” McEnany said. “I think highlighting that the federal government has done a lot in the way of using law and order to create peace, but showing up for hurting Americans is the primary concern.”
Republican Rep. Bryan Steil, who represents the congressional district including Kenosha, did not immediately respond to an interview request.
