An uncle of Jacob Blake, a Black man reported to be partially paralyzed from the waist down after being shot at close range in the back by police in Kenosha, Wis., accused President Trump of “drumming” up violence in the country and said the Blake family doesn’t want “anything to do with him.”
Jacob Blake's uncle, Justin Blake, made the comments in an interview with local ABC affiliate WISN on Sunday. He was asked about unrest in Kenosha and other parts of the country following the police shooting of his nephew and the violence seen at some demonstrations.
“How could they not be feeding on violence when the man in the White House is steady drumming it up? Did you not think it would not trickle down to the streets? It has,” he said in an interview with the station. “So, we have the opportunity to control the narrative as the Blake family, and we're gonna do that.”
His comments come as a number of Democrats have sought to blame Trump for inciting violence in the country following clashes, some deadly, at recent protests.
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