“Even as President Donald Trump loudly pledges to restore ‘law and order’ to a Wisconsin city gripped by protests, he has remained silent on what prompted the unrest: another police shooting of a Black man” CNN reported Thursday.

“Asked about the situation during a storm briefing at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters on Thursday, Trump focused on quelling the protests without addressing the shooting that precipitated them. He wrote off a boycott by NBA players, claiming the league had become too political after several teams declined to play Wednesday night in protest of police violence against Black Americans. And he ended the questioning without answering whether he’d viewed the video of the incident, in which a White police officer is seen firing seven times into 29-year-old Jacob Blake’s back. The absence of any presidential statement about the shooting that left Blake partially paralyzed underscores the fraught approach to safety and policing Trump is adopting as he runs for reelection: while he has railed against Democratic authorities for allowing violence in their cities, he has largely brushed off the events and circumstances that led to the unrest. White House officials said Trump is wary of commenting on incidents before the details are fully known, though Blake was shot on Sunday and police in Kenosha have offered some details leading up to the incident.”