President Trump visited Kenosha Tuesday in the wake of protests and unrest that have ricocheted through the city.
It was nine days since police shot Jacob Blake in the back, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down, and a week since a 17-year-old from Antioch, Ill., shot and killed two protesters.
Trump surveyed areas damaged by arson and vandalism and held a law enforcement roundtable that was closed to the public.
In the meantime, a crowd gathered at Civic Center Park, where protests have erupted since Blake's shooting.
Some simply hoped to spot the president’s motorcade, while others opposed his visit.
Amina Jones would definitely not have cheered in support of President Trump if he motored past the hundreds of people gathered at Civic Center Park. The Chicago resident was among those who traveled to Kenosha to support the family of Blake and denounce the president.
“[Trump] hasn’t done anything, and that’s the problem, because Black people still walk in fear, Hispanic people still don’t have rights and seems like, no offense, white people still feel like they are the superior and no one is superior. I say all the time, 'all lives do matter,' ” says Jones.
Standing nearby, Milwaukee-resident Elizabeth, who wouldn’t give her last name, says she came to Kenosha to protest peacefully. She raised a sign reading, "Trump Go Home."
“I just don’t think that Trump should be here. He’s not a healer, he’s a divider and I just want to make that point,” says Elizabeth.
On the other side of the political divide stood a military veteran named Marie, who also declined to share her full name. Her sign simply said, ‘Thank You Trump’. The Kenosha resident says she prays her community comes together.
“You can have different views, that’s fine, but let’s be at peace. We are all human beings. Children now have so much fear, are we thinking about these children to see these things?” says Marie.
Kenosha faces a long road to rebuilding and healing after the last 10 days.
President Trump said he’d help rebuild, focusing on damage to properties looted and in some cases burned out. He promised $4 million to small businesses and $1 million for local law enforcement, touting himself a friend to the police.
