Biden Speaks With Jacob Blake, Seeks Contrast With Trump

Biden, wife Jill met privately with four of Blake’s relatives
Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, triggering protests

Watch: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says "the words of a president matter, no matter if they are good, bad or indifferent, they matter," and refers to Donald Trump' remarks in 2017 when the President said there were "very fine people" on both sides of a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that erupted in violence and left one person dead.(Source: ABC/Bloomberg)

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By Tyler Pager

September 3, 2020 at 1:01 PM EDT

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September 3, 2020 at 8:23 PM EDT

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Joe Biden drew an explicit contrast with President Donald Trump during his visit to Wisconsin on Thursday, speaking directly to Jacob Blake, a Black man shot by the police, and promising sweeping changes if he’s elected to root out racism in the U.S.

Biden and his wife, Jill, met with Blake’s family and their lawyers for about an hour immediately after landing in Milwaukee and later said the meeting included a 15-minute phone conversation with Jacob Blake, who is paralyzed but out of the intensive care unit after being shot seven times by a White police officer in Kenosha.

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