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From Kenosha to Portland, we’re reporting from the eye of Trump’s law-and-order storm

Black Lives Matter protests are being seized on by politicians of all stripes in the US

David Maclean
New York
Thursday 03 September 2020 00:57 BST
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Trump has been travelling to the scene of protests this week
Trump has been travelling to the scene of protests this week (AP)

An adviser to Bill Clinton once said, “It’s the economy, stupid.” But Donald Trump seems to be trying everything to turn this into the law-and-order election.

Protests on the streets of the US – triggered by the killing of black people at the hands of police officers – are now regular occurrences across the nation.

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