Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance visited spoke about crime, public safety and the efforts of local law enforcement agencies Tuesday during a visit to Downtown Kenosha.
Vance spoke in Civic Center Park, outside of the Kenosha County Courthouse, to a crowd of supporters. He was accompanied by fellow Republicans including U.S.
Senate nominee Eric Hovde, U.S. Rep.
Bryan Steil and Kenosha County Sheriff David Zoerner. People gather outside of Civic Center Park on Tuesday during a campaign event for vice presidential candidate JD Vance in Kenosha. Many attendees who showed up to see Vance speak were asked by the Secret Service and Kenosha County Police to watch the event from across the street of the park.
SEAN KRAJACIC KENOSHA NEWS Vance's visit came four years after the park and its surrounding neighborhoods were damaged in the unrest and riots following the shooting of Jacob Blake by a Kenosha police officer. "Four years ago Kenosha had terrible riots after a police shooting and who was it? Who was the president of the United States that promised that he would send in law enforcement if asked? That was Donald Trump. Who was it that pacified the streets of Wisconsin and ensured that those riots didn't spiral out of control and burn the entire city? That was President Donald J.
Trump," Vance said. "But today, look. We're in a beautiful place, and it's a beautiful town, and we can thank President Trump's leadership and also the law enforcement who did their jobs an.