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‘Probably so’: Trump says he’s likely to visit city where police shot Jacob Blake

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Trump likely to visit city where police shot Jacob Blake, praises National Guard for clearing out protesters
WATCH: U.S. President Donald Trump was asked during his visit to Texas after Hurricane Laura hit the state whether he’s planning to visit grieving families in Kenosha where a White police officer shot Black man Jacob Blake in the back which sparked protests across the city, “probably so,” he answered, adding that sending the National Guard to Kenosha to control protests was a “tremendous success.” – Aug 29, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will likely visit Kenosha, Wisconsin, the city that has seen unrest since a white police officer shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, in the back.

“Probably so,” Trump told reporters in Texas, when asked if he would visit the city where the officer shot Jacob Blake, who is paralyzed from the waist down and remains in hospital.

A 17-year-old is being held by authorities in Kenosha on suspicion of shooting three people who were protesting the shooting of Blake. Two of those people died.

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Trump, who was in Texas to view storm damage after Hurricane Laura, provided no other details of a potential visit to Kenosha.

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Click to play video: 'Trump likely to visit city where police shot Jacob Blake, praises National Guard for clearing out protesters'
Trump likely to visit city where police shot Jacob Blake, praises National Guard for clearing out protesters

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