President Trump says he's committed to helping Kenosha, Wisconsin, and is promising more federal resources for police and small businesses.
Trump is visiting the city over the objections of some state and local leaders, fearful that he will increase tensions. The city saw unrest after a police officer shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back on Aug. 23. Blake's family says the 29-year-old Black man is paralyzed.
Some places in Kenosha were burned in the unrest. People also broke into businesses and carried away with whatever merchandise they could take. A 17-year-old is accused of killing two demonstrators on Aug. 25.
Trump says the federal government will provide $1 million to local law enforcement, $4 million for small businesses and $42 million to support public safety statewide. It's unclear how much of that money was on top of funds already appropriated by Congress to the state.
Wisconsin’s Democratic governor, Tony Evers, who deployed the National Guard to quell demonstrations in response to the Blake shooting, earlier pleaded with Trump to stay away for fear of straining tensions further.
Trump did not meet with the Blake's family.
"I may at some point do that, but they did have a lawyer that wanted to be on the phone and I said no. That's inappropriate, but I did just give my best regards," Trump told reporters.
Trump’s opponent for reelection, former Vice President Joe Biden, has accused Trump of rooting for violence amid unrest in Wisconsin.
"Fires are burning and we have a president who fans the flames, rather than fighting the flames," Biden said. "Does anyone believe there will be less violence in America if Donald Trump is reelected?"
(The Associated Press, CBS News contributed to this report.)
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