President Trump will travel to Kenosha, WI on Tuesday, September 1st to examine destruction from protests due to the shooting of Jacob Blake.
“Realistically, from our perspective, our preference would have been for him not to be coming at this point in time,” Antaramian shared with NPR’s Weekend Edition on Sunday. “All presidents are always welcome and campaign issues are always going on. But it would have been, I think, better had he waited to have for another time to come.”
Antaramian feels that his city needs time to heal before proceeding with any political antics that Trump may bring with his visit. He shares that protests of Jacob Blake’s shooting have been peaceful, including a prayer vigil led by Blake’s family.
The protests became deadly when Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old Trump advocate opened fire on protestors on Tuesday. Rittenhouse is now facing six criminal counts including homicide.
Antaramian has shared his discontent with Trump’s lack of empathy with Blake’s family. His concern seems to be with the destruction in Kenosha from protestors. The mayor is not alone in his wishes for Trump to delay his visit. Wisconsin Governor, Tony Evans, wrote President Trump a two page letter expressing his wishes for Trump to postpone his visit.
Gov. Evans wrote, “I, along with other community leaders who have reached out, are concerned about what your presence will mean for Kenosha and our state,” Evers wrote. “I am concerned your presence will only delay our work to overcome division and move forward together.”
Blake’s family has declined to meet or talk with President Trump without attorneys present to which Trump refused.
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