US election
Joe Biden meets Jacob Blake’s family ahead of Kenosha tour
Trump did not meet with the family and focused his visit on condemning the violence and looting after Blake was shot by police
03 September 2020 - 21:03
Milwaukee — Joe Biden and his wife Jill met on Thursday with the family of a black man shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin aiming to test the strength of his message to unite the country as president.
Four members of Jacob Blake’s family and two members of the family’s legal team met the Bidens privately at the Milwaukee airport for about an hour. Blake’s mother, Julia Jackson, and Benjamin Crump, his attorney, joined the conversation by phone...
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