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Senator Kamala Harris visits Jacob Blake’s family in Kenosha

Harris encouraged Blake’s family to take care of themselves and use their voices
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Molly DeVore

Joe Biden’s running mate, Senator Kamala Harris, met with Jacob Blake’s family in Kenosha,  Monday. 

According to CBS News, Biden and President Donald Trump both visited Kenosha last week. Biden also met with Blake’s family, while President Trump did not.

President Trump said he declined to meet with Jacob Blake’s family because they wanted lawyers present, and he thought it would be inappropriate for them to be there, according to CBS News. 

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Jacob Blake, age 29, was shot seven times in the back by Kenosha police officer, Rusten Sheskey, during an arrest on August 23. Blake survived, but he is paralyzed from the waist down. 

https://badgerherald.com/news/2020/08/12/uw-survey-finds-biden-leading-polls-in-wisconsin-other-key-battleground-states/

According to CBS News Blake’s family’s attorney Benjamin Crump said Kamala Harris encouraged the family to take care of their physical and mental health and to use their voices even through the pain to help America make progress to end systemic racism. 

“They’re an incredible family. And what they’ve endured, and they just do it with such dignity and grace,” Harris said to CBS News. “They’re carrying the weight of a lot of voices on their shoulders.”

 

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