Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Will Kenosha ever recover from Trump’s visit?


Recently, President Trump sent Federal resources to my city, Kenosha, to put an end to the fires, looting, and violence.  He then announced a planned visit to survey the destruction and meet with law enforcement and others.  Predictably, our Governor and other Democratic politicians tried to stop his visit.  They uttered the usual weak, buzzword-laden blather that masquerades as political discourse today.  Governor Evers wrote, “I am concerned your presence will only hinder our healing. I am concerned your presence will only delay our work to overcome division and move forward together.”

What?!  That’s incredibly childish nonsense.  “Hinder our healing”?  What does that even mean?  And how, exactly, are we currently “overcom[ing] division” to “move forward together”?  And how would Trump’s visit “delay” that?  This is just nonsensical word vomit—that's the most accurate way to put it.

Well, Trump came to Kenosha, and he was welcomed by thousands of grateful citizens who lined the streets as he rode into town.  He met local business owners, toured the city, heard from (some) local politicians in a round-table discussion, and took questions from the media.  Most significantly, after already swiftly putting an end to the riots, Trump announced $1 Million in federal money for local law enforcement, $4 Million in relief for Kenosha small business owners who lost their livelihoods in the riots, and $42 Million for public safety statewide.

Terrible, isn’t it?  To use a buzzword of the Left, how “divisive”!  And more to the point, how will Kenosha ever recover?

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