Trump to Send Federal Forces to Kenosha to Help Quell Riots

A police officer stands guard in front of a Department of Corrections building after it was set on fire during rioting in Kenosha, Wis., on Aug. 24, 2020. Scott Olson/Getty Images

President Donald Trump says that Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has accepted federal assistance to help quell disturbances in Kenosha that have led to two deaths and a large amount of property damage.

“My team just got off the phone with Governor Evers who agreed to accept federal assistance,” Trump wrote in an Aug. 26 tweet. “TODAY, I will be sending federal law enforcement and the National Guard to Kenosha, WI to restore LAW and ORDER!”