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Published 06:27 IST, September 1st 2020

Trump won't meet with Blake's family on Wis. trip

President Donald Trump will travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, amid fury over the police shooting of Jacob Blake which left the 29-year-old Black man paralyzed.

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President Donald Trump will travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, amid fury over the police shooting of Jacob Blake which left the 29-year-old Black man paralyzed.

But Trump said he will not be meeting with Blake's family.

He said he spoke with the family's pastor, who he did not name, but said that the family wanted their attorney to be on the call.

Trump said he declined because it would be "inappropriate."

White House spokesman Judd Deere said Trump will be meeting with law enforcement officers and "surveying" some of the damage from recent protests.

The visit is certain to exacerbate tensions in the city, where a crowd of about 1,000 demonstrators gathered outside a courthouse Saturday to denounce police violence.

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06:27 IST, September 1st 2020