Joe Biden stresses unity in visit to Kenosha, talks to Jacob Blake and his family

Joe Biden became the second candidate running for president to visit Kenosha Thursday, in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, emotional protests and devastating unrest.

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FORMER VICEPRESIDENT AND DEMOCRATICPRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOEBIDEN MAKING SEVERAL STOPS INOUR COMMUNITY TODAY.THIS IS VIDEO OF BIDEN GETTINGOF THE PLANE IN MILWAUKEE.RIGHT AFTER LADING THE FORMERVICE PRESIDENT MET WITH JACOBBLAKE'S FAMILY.

BLAKE WAS SHOTSEVEN TIMES BY A KENOSHAPOLICE OFFICER LAST MONTH ANDIS NOW PARALYZED.

ACCORDING TOBEN CRUMP A NATIONAL CIVILRIGHTS ATTORNEY REPRESENTINGJACOB BLAKE JOE BIDEN SPOKEWITH JACOB VIA PHONE DURINGTHE MEETING.

IT LASTED AN HOURAND BLAKE'S FATHER ANDATTORNEYS COULD BE SEENLEAVING THE MEETING WHICH TOOKPLACE AT THE AIRPORT.BIDEN THEN TRAVELED TO KENOSHAWHERE HE SPOKE AT A CHURCH.MEMBERS OF THE BLAKE FAMILYWERE ALSO AT THE CHUrCH TOLISTEN TO BIDEN'S TALK.I can make a generic point.The words of a presidentmatter.

No matter good bad orindeofferent.they can dothings that I've observed canmake a difference just by whatthey sayOUR CHARLES BENSON ISSCHEDULED TO HAVE A ONE-ON-ONECONVERSATION WITH JOE BIDENBEFORE BIDEN LEAVES MILWAUKEEAROUND 6:00 P.M.

WE'LL BRINGTHAT TO YOU AS SOON AS ITHAPPENS ON AIR AND ONLINE.PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CAMPAIGNRELEASED A STATEMENT BEFOREBIDEN'S VISIT.

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"JOE BIDEN IS TRYING TOUSE A HURTING COMMUNITY AS APOLITICAL PROP FOR HIS FAILINGCAMPAIGN.

WHILE TRUE LEADERSLIKE PRESIDENT TRUMP AREWORKING WITH STATE AND LOCALOFFICIALSTO HELP KENOSHA HEAL,CANDIDATE JOE BIDEN IS MOREINTERESTED IN FERMENTINGDISSENT AND DIVISI