Trump Going to Kenosha to Celebrate 'Love, Respect' for Country

President Donald Trump is heading to Kenosha, Wisconsin, to talk to the police and responders helping curb and clean up after the violent protests to "increase enthusiasm" and "love and respect for our country."

"That's why I am going, because they did a fantastic job," Trump told reporters Monday during the daily press briefing. "As soon as a I called and told them, 'let's go,' the whole problem stopped.

"That was, what, 6 days ago."

Trump also offered an explanation for why he had no plans to speak with Jacob Blake, the Black man left paralyzed after being shot seven times by a police officer trying to detain him.

"I thought it would be better to not do anything where there are lawyers involved," Trump said. "They wanted me to speak, but they wanted to have lawyers involved, and I thought that was inappropriate, so I didn't [agree to] to do that.

"But I did speak with the pastor of the family. It was a fine man, a wonderful man, and I think we had a great talk. And I may at some point do that."

Trump said he rejected that overture, but added "I gave my best regards."

Ben Crump, an attorney for Blake, told MSNBC earlier Monday he had not been contacted by the White House regarding a potential meeting, The Hill reported.

When pressed on why Trump had not condemned the counter-protesters in Portland, Oregon, firing rubber bullets at protesters, Trump called out a CNN reporter for not addressing the Trump supporter shot and killed in that city.