Politics & Government

Joe Biden To Visit Kenosha Thursday

Former Vice President Joe Biden plans to visit Kenosha Thursday a week after the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

Presidential candidate Joe Biden is expected to make his first campaign stop in Wisconsin on Thursday.
Presidential candidate Joe Biden is expected to make his first campaign stop in Wisconsin on Thursday. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

KENOSHA, WI — Former Vice President and current Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will be visiting Kenosha, marking his first trip to Wisconsin during the 2020 election cycle.

According to a JSOnline report, Biden will be coming to Kenosha on Thursday. News of his visit comes less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump toured property damage, toured an emergency operations center and spoke during a law enforcement roundtable on Tuesday.

Biden's anticipated visit comes about a week after the police shooting of Jacob Blake and the fatal shootings of two protesters by a gunman.

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Biden was a virtual presence during the 2020 Democratic National Convention, however did not travel to Wisconsin for that four-day event earlier in August.

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