Trump Deploys National Guard to Wisconsin Amid Protest Unrest

Emphasizing Law and Order, Rallying Supporters During Party Convention
Police Arrest 17-Year-Old White Teen Who Shot Protesters, Killing Two

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[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] On the 26th (local time), U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy the National Guard to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where protests are spreading following the police's excessive shooting of Black man Jacob Blake. This move is interpreted as an effort to rally his support base amid the ongoing Republican National Convention.

President Trump stated on Twitter, "We will not tolerate looting, violence, and lawlessness on the streets of America," adding, "Today I am sending federal law enforcement officers and the National Guard to Kenosha, Wisconsin to restore law and order!"

President Trump also revived the words "law" and "order," which he had used in response to protests against the death of Black man George Floyd.

President Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard appears to be a hardline response aimed at consolidating his support base during the Republican National Convention.

Democratic Governor Evers has declared a state of emergency in Wisconsin, and currently, 250 National Guard troops have been deployed to Kenosha.

CNN broadcast also obtained and released new footage of Blake being shot by the police on the same day.

Meanwhile, the police arrested a 17-year-old white teenager on charges of shooting at protesters who were demonstrating against the police's excessive shooting, resulting in two deaths.

The teenager fired shots at participants during a late-night protest in Kenosha the previous day, killing two protesters who were shot in the head and chest, respectively.

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