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September 2nd, 2020 
Awake Goy The pictures of devastation in riot-torn Kenosha that Trump hopes will make the perfect backdrop for law and order campaign message when he visits on Tuesday
- Kenosha, Wisconsin, has been roiled by unrest in the week since the police shooting of Jacob Blake
- Protests devolving into violence have left countless buildings charred, businesses looted and destroyed, and streets littered with debris
- The devastation will serve as a backdrop for President Donald Trump when he visits Kenosha on Tuesday
- Trump is expected to use the unsettling scenes to promote his law and order message
- Kenosha residents have expressed frustration at outside agitators taking over their city
- ‘In the past week I’ve seen my city burnt to the ground by people who don’t live here,’ said Terry Nelson, whose bar was looted and trashed by rioters
By MEGAN SHEETS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
Disturbing images show the wide swaths of Kenosha, Wisconsin, that have been ripped apart and burned to the ground during riots over the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
The city of 100,000 on the shore of Lake Michigan has been roiled by unrest in the week since 29-year-old Blake, a black man, was left paralyzed from the waist down after he was shot multiple times in the back by police officers in front of his children on August 23.
Protests devolving into violence have left countless buildings charred, businesses looted and destroyed, and streets littered with debris as Kenosha emerged as the latest flashpoint in a summer of US demonstrations against police brutality and racism.
The devastation will serve as a backdrop for President Donald Trump when he visits Kenosha on Tuesday to promote the law and order campaign crusade he’s been peddling in the three months since nationwide unrest erupted following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Disturbing images show the wide swaths of Kenosha, Wisconsin, that have been ripped apart and burned to the ground during riots over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. The aerial photo above shows damage to several businesses downtown
A sign with the phrase ‘#KenoshaStrong’ is seen among the rubble of a building that was burned down during riots that erupted in Kenosha, Wisconsin, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. The city of 100,000 on the shore of Lake Michigan has been roiled by unrest in the week since 29-year-old Blake, a black man, was left paralyzed from the waist down after he was shot multiple times in the back by police officers in front of his children on August 23
An ATF agent collects evidence in a burned out store that was destroyed during riots on Thursday in Kenosha. Protests devolving into violence have left countless buildings charred, businesses looted and destroyed, and streets littered with debris as Kenosha emerged as the latest flashpoint in a summer of US demonstrations against police brutality and racism
The Kenosha Department of Corrections was reduced to rubble after protesters burned it to the ground
The devastation – which was centered in Kenosha’s ‘uptown’ neighborhood – will serve as a backdrop for President Donald Trump when he visits the city on Tuesday to promote his law and order campaign crusade
A line of charred vehicles are seen in a parking lot on Monday – hours after Blake was shot in a confrontation with police
Trump is scheduled to meet with ‘law enforcement and survey damage from recent riots’, White House spokesman Judd Deere told reporters aboard Air Force One on Saturday.
The visit is likely to exacerbate tensions in the city as critics accuse Trump of exploiting the situation to stoke fear and bolster his chances at re-election.
Jacob Blake (pictured with one of his six children) was left paralyzed after cops shot him multiple times in the back as he entered his car last Sunday
The president is also working to set up a meeting with Blake’s family, who have publicly condemned the violence that’s taken place in response to their son’s death.
Some Kenosha residents who have watched their hometown fall to pieces in recent days are placing blame for the violence on outside agitators descending on the city.
‘In the past week I’ve seen my city burnt to the ground by people who don’t live here,’ Terry Nelson, whose bar Down Town’R Saloon was looted and trashed by rioters, told The Sunday Times.
‘I’ve got nothing against peaceful protest but if I wanted you to be sympathetic to my cause and then I took a baseball bat and broke both your knees, how sympathetic would you be?’
The Times spoke to Nelson on Friday afternoon as he hammered plywood boards on the windows of his saloon that had been smashed by rioters who stormed in, set off fire extinguishers and stole alcohol.
He estimated that about $25,000 in damage had been done to the bar that he and his wife opened in March, right before the coronavirus pandemic hit.
The majority of the destruction took place in Kenosha’s ‘uptown’ neighborhood, which is home to the majority of the city’s small black community.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8679207/Photos-devastation-riot-torn-Kenosha-Trump-prepares-visit.html
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