Trump Addresses Jacob Blake Shooting Ahead of Kenosha Visit: ‘I Didn’t Like the Sight of It’

President Donald Trump on Aug. 29 addressed the police shooting of Jacob Blake, which sparked riots and civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin last week.
Trump Addresses Jacob Blake Shooting Ahead of Kenosha Visit: ‘I Didn’t Like the Sight of It’
President Donald Trump speaks to first responders and other officials at a fire station in Lake Charles, La., on Aug. 28, 2020. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images
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President Donald Trump on Aug. 29 addressed the police shooting of Jacob Blake, which sparked riots and civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin last week.

Ahead of his scheduled Sept. 1 visit to the city to assess damage from the recent riots, the president was asked by a reporter after a rally in New Hampshire if he thought the officer who shot Blake, 29, was justified in doing so.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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