The actual owners of the camera shop that was burned during Wisconsin protests declined to participate in the president's political stunt.
During a Tuesday visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin, President Donald Trump starred in a misleading photo op designed to heighten worries over anti-racist protests across the country and increase support for military-style crackdowns by the federal government.
Instead, Trump’s visit was mostly focused on highlighting property damage, demonizing protesters and scoring political points with his base, an effort that included falsely claiming that a man invited to speak glowingly of him to the press was the owner of a destroyed business. Gram, who told local news outlet WTMJ that the White House contacted him Monday to request he show off his now-destroyed shop alongside Trump, said the president’s past led to his refusal.
Story continuesStill, Rode, who continues to own the property where the camera shop is located, was presented to the public as though he owned the business. On Tuesday, that misrepresentation was used to lend credence to Rode as he heaped praise on Trump.
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