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Trump is in Kenosha, Wisconsin right now,
John.
But instead of comforting Jacob Blake and his family and condemning the
police who shot an innocent Black man while letting a white 17-year-old
killer go free – he thanked law enforcement on a “job well done.”
Donald J. Trump [1]Verified @realDonaldTrump
[2]@ryangrim Heading to Kenosha, Wisconsin to thank Law Enforcement
and the National Guard for a job well done. The Violence
stopped six days ago, the moment the Guard entered the
picture. Thank you!
Trump will never condemn their actions or hold these officers accountable,
so it’s up to all of us. We’ve been working to flood the Kenosha Police
Department and local officials with hundreds of phone calls demanding
justice. Thank you to everyone who has already made a call.
We heard from you that the Mayor’s phone line did not pick up and the City
Attorney’s mailbox was full, so now we’re going to our next best option.
We’re launching a petition calling for the resignation and removal of
Kenosha Sheriff David Beth and Police Chief Daniel Miskinis.
[ [link removed] ]Will you sign our petition demanding the removal of Kenosha County
Sheriff David Beth and Police Chief Daniel Miskinis?
Demand #JusticeforJake →
Sheriff Beth and Chief Miskinis must be held responsible for the attempted
murder of Jacob Blake and the murders of peaceful protestors. Both Beth
and Miskins allowed police to fraternize with white supremacist
counter-protestors and let the shooter – 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse –
leave the scene, even as other protestors desperately yelled that he was
responsible for the shootings.^1
I grew up on the northside of Milwaukee (about 45 minutes from Kenosha),
and when I first heard that Jacob Blake was shot in the back 7 times in
front of his three sons and fiancé — I was saddened and infuriated, but
not surprised.
Many people don’t know that Milwaukee County is the most segregated metro
area in the country.^2 Across Wisconsin, Black people are incarcerated at
a rate 10 times higher than white people. Police officers – mostly white –
are known to come into Black neighborhoods as an occupying force. Across
the state, cities with more Black residents allocated larger shares of
their 2020 general budgets to policing.^3
Trump is trying to bury this history and change the narrative today to
PRAISE police officers in Wisconsin. We must rise up together to make sure
the police are held accountable and to end this horrid cycle of police
brutality.
[ [link removed] ]Please sign our petition now to demand the removal of Kenosha County
Sheriff David Beth and Police Chief Daniel Miskinis. Your signature sends
a powerful message that we will never stop fighting for justice.
Trump will never use his platform to try to unite us, because he believes
division is what will keep him in the Oval Office.
Trump wants voters in key swing states like Wisconsin to see him as a “law
and order” president who will restore business-as-usual – where racist
police officers can patrol our communities and take innocent lives without
consequence.
It’s key that we rise up to demand accountability and also call out
Trump’s incitement of violence. We’re talking to voters in Wisconsin
one-on-one each week and we will continue to make sure they know the truth
about Trump and his racism.
We must finish what we started and vote him out in November. We owe it to
Jacob Blake and to the entire country.
Rachel Carmona
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[ [link removed] ]^1. Chicago Tribune
[ [link removed] ]^2. JS Online
[ [link removed] ]^3. Injustice Watch
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