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(Natural News<\/a>) In an interview with\u00a0Fox News<\/em>, President Donald Trump said that he does not want his supporters to confront leftist Black Lives Matter rioters and agitators during demonstrations. Instead, Trump says that the matter should be left\u00a0to law enforcement officials<\/a>.<\/p>\n During the interview,\u00a0Fox\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>Laura Ingraham asked the president if he wanted his supporters to confront the demonstrators,\u00a0to which Trump responded negatively<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cNo. No, I don\u2019t want them [to confront protesters],\u201d he said. \u201cI want to leave it to law enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut my supporters are wonderful, hard-working, tremendous people,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd they turn on their television set, and they look at a Portland, or they look at a Kenosha, before I got involved and stopped it, or they look at Chicago, where 78 people were shot last weekend and numerous people died, or they look at New York where violence is up by like, what? One hundred and fifty percent? \u2026 They\u2019re looking at all of this, and they can\u2019t believe it.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump was referencing the violence currently going on in cities like Portland, Chicago and Kenosha, Wisconsin, where several people have already been killed during the rioting, including two Antifa and Black Lives Matter supporters who were shot in an act of self-defense by 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse.<\/p>\n Earlier that day, the president commented that Rittenhouse would probably have been killed by the violent mob if he had not been armed and fired back.<\/p>\n \u201cThis was an interesting situation,\u201d Trump said at a White House press conference. \u201cHe was trying to get away from them \u2026 He was in very big trouble. He probably would have been killed.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump has repeatedly criticized Democrats,\u00a0such as\u00a0the mayors of Kenosha and Portland<\/a>, for their poor handling of the engineered rioting. He has urged both of these cities, which continue to remain hot spots for Antifa- and Black Lives Matter-instigated violence, to ask the federal government to intervene so that he can send in the National Guard and other federal law enforcement troops.<\/p>\n In addition, Trump also slammed Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler for being \u201cincompetent,\u201d after the mayor blamed Trump for fanning the flames and leading to the killing of a Patriot Prayer member by a man who openly identified as being a member of Antifa. (Related:\u00a0Portland police begin investigation on Michael Reinoehl, main suspect in shooting of Patriot Prayer member<\/a>.)<\/p>\n In response to the violence in Kenosha, Trump\u00a0has planned\u00a0to visit the restless city<\/a>. The Democrats have criticized this move by saying that the visit is nothing more than an election stunt and that it will do nothing to help fix the racially-motivated unrest that is plaguing the city.<\/p>\n Despite this criticism, Trump still plans to head to Kenosha to figure out what can be done\u00a0to end the rioting<\/a>. He\u00a0has also pushed back against the claims that his visit would only make the tension in the city worse. He told reporters that his visit \u201ccould increase enthusiasm and it could increase love and respect for our country.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump said that, during his visit, he will survey the parts of the city that have been heavily affected by the riots and that he plans to hold a \u201croundtable on Wisconsin Community Safety\u201d with community leaders and first responders.<\/p>\n Prominent Democrats have weighed in on Trump\u2019s visit to Kenosha. His rival for the upcoming presidential election, former vice president Joe Biden, said that Trump is attempting to root for \u201cchaos and violence<\/a>\u201d with these visits.<\/p>\n \u201cFires are burning, and we have a president who fans the flames rather than fighting the flames,\u201d said Biden on Monday in Pittsburgh. \u201cDonald Trump looks at this violence and he sees a political lifeline.\u201d<\/p>\n Local Democrats have expressed similar views. The mayor of Kenosha, John Antaramian, said that \u201cthe timing is wrong<\/a>\u201d for Trump to visit. Antaramian argued that Kenosha needs peace and some space in order to heal from the wounds caused in recent days and that Trump\u2019s visit might not be helpful for the community.<\/p>\n Democratic Wisconsin\u00a0Gov. Tony Evers asked the president to reconsider his decision to visit Kenosha, stating that Trump\u2019s presence might only \u201chinder our healing\u201d and that it might require \u201ca massive redirection\u201d of resources, especially at a time when it is critical that all of the city and state\u2019s focus is kept on maintaining law and order.<\/p>\n In response to Evers\u2019 criticism, Trump said that he was going to Kenosha to show his support for local law enforcement, who he said has done \u201ca good job.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhen the governor says that I shouldn\u2019t come or he\u2019d prefer that I not come, I\u2019m the one that called him and said \u2018Tony, you got to bring out the National Guard.\u2019 [And then he said] \u2018Well I don\u2019t really want to do it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Sources include:<\/strong><\/p>\n TheEpochTimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n FoxNews.com<\/a><\/p>\n NYPost.com<\/a><\/p>\nTrump plans to visit Kenosha to survey damage, talk with community leaders<\/h2>\n
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