Posted on 08/31/2020 4:26:03 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
President Trump said Monday that he is not planning to meet with members of Jacob Blake’s family while in Kenosha, Wis., because they wanted to have “lawyers involved” which he called “inappropriate.”
“I spoke with the pastor, wonderful man, the family’s pastor. I thought it would be better not to do anything where there are lawyers involved,” Trump told reporters Monday when asked why he wasn’t planning to meet with the Blake family during his trip to Wisconsin on Tuesday.
“They wanted me to speak but they wanted to have lawyers involved and I thought that was inappropriate so I didn’t do that,” Trump continued. “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 just gave my best regards.”
On Tuesday, Trump will visit Kenosha, which has been the site of protests and in some cases violence since last week after Blake, a Black man, was shot in the black seven times by a police officer. Blake is currently in critical condition in the hospital following his injuries. The Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation into the shooting.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Fox News earlier Monday that the administration has been “efforting outreach” to the Blake family but hadn’t been able to connect with them. Chief of staff Mark Meadows left messages with the Blake family and has been speaking with the family’s pastor, his office said.
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Was thinking the same thing... Crump the opportunist, just as in the Trayvon bullcrap lying he did—to line his pockets.Just think how he would have spun this to “black” media, the Sharpton crowd.
Fact is the Blake character was prohibited from being where he was when this happened because he has sexually assaulted the female living in the house where he was detained, then shot when he went for a weapon. He was a sex assault court ordered remand-— stay away from her.
And that is why I always turned into the guy marching next to me....
You are right. I was.....wrong.
“Probably because he is going to kenosha anyway to visit the town and people there so why not.”
The guy tried to kill cops. What kind of message is it sending for the President to visit his family? How about meeting with the cop who was forced to shoot someone or the Kenosha kid?
“The mother seems like a good lady. Maybe meet with her alone.”
What exact real purpose is served meeting with the mother of a criminal who fought with and tried to kill cops?
No, that’s for sure. GW met with families, usually of soldiers KIA, all the time and no one ever asked that a lawyer be present.
Obviously they want some money. They want to entrap the president.
It’s inappropriate because it’s so obviously a money grab. They’re playing “Gotcha” with our president.
He’s too smart to fall for it.
That’s what I heard! Two different versions. In one, he’s paralyzed. In the other, he’s dead.
???
What is the deal with brussel sprouts?
Color me confused.
Benjamin Crump is the ambulance chaser that appears at each any every tragedy to stoke the “racist” fires. Made a name for himself with Trayvon Martin.
You must ask someone else (maybe Fungi) about the vegetable references sorry
When Jacob Blake's father was on CNN being interviewed by Anderson Cooper, Cooper asked the father what he thought about the claims that his son was armed with a knife and was fighting with officers before being shot.
The father responded ‘Some say Brussels sprouts taste good’. Cooper said ‘I don't get the reference' and the senior Blake replied ‘I hate Brussels sprouts’.
In an interview with Anderson Cooper the father said he didn't like brussel sprouts. Apparently he said it because he didn't want to answer a question Cooper asked.
He can still shove his fingers into a vagina, and he apparently did that.
Well, he raised a criminal for a son- so did Biden. They have that in common.
How presumptuous.
Crump is pretty slimey.
Mr. Finger was just following in the footsteps of Quid Pro Joementia Biden the groping pedo.
It’s called a lawyer trap; anything you say or do, can and WILL BE HELD AGAINST POLITICALLY!
BLACK RACIST CIVIL RIGHTS CATASTROPHIC INJURY LAWYER!
That’s why, if you need more of an explanation you better have another cup of coffee.
That's a reason to meet with the Blake family? Is Trump going to start meeting with every person the police shoot?
That’s a reason to NOT MEET WITH THEM!
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