Trump wades into racial tensions with visit to Kenosha

Trump wades into racial tensions with visit to Kenosha
President Donald Trump waves as he steps from Air Force One (Evan Vucci/AP)

President Donald Trump has criticised local leaders in Kenosha during a trip to Wisconsin, as the US continues to struggle with racial tensions.

The city has been plagued by protests since the August 23 shooting of Jacob Blake, a black man hit seven times in the back by police as he was getting into a car while they were trying to arrest him.

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