Trump Says He’s Still Going to Kenosha, Over Local Objections

President Donald Trump gestures after delivering his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White House on Aug. 27, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

President Donald Trump is still planning to visit Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sept. 1, despite repeated calls to reconsider by local authorities, he said on Aug. 31.

“If I didn’t INSIST on having the National Guard activate and go into Kenosha, Wisconsin, there would be no Kenosha right now. Also, there would have been great death and injury,” Trump said on Twitter.