Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes: Trump Will Use Every Opportunity To Divide People
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, a Democrat, was among local officials who asked President Trump not to visit his state. Barnes says a real leader would have already offered words of consolation.
President Trump visited Wisconsin on Tuesday despite calls from officials, including Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, to stay away.
The president's trip comes after days of unrest following the police shooting in Kenosha, Wis., of a Black man, Jacob Blake, who remains hospitalized.
It also comes after a white 17-year-old from Illinois, Kyle Rittenhouse, was , including first-degree intentional homicide, in connection with the fatal shooting of two people during protests in Kenosha.
