The aftermath of sometimes violent and the racism protests local leaders had urged him to stay away over fears his visit could further fuel racial tensions protests erupted after the Police Shooting of black president jacob blake. Antigovernment protesters have trashed with police in the lebanese capital beirut Security Forces fired tear gas at activists gathered in front of a gate leading to Parliament French president of my new on my call is visiting the city urging lebanons political leaders to implement wide ranging reforms. This is d w news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram or visit our website w dot com. Org. Or. In the last week wisconsin has become an American Battleground where racial Reckoning Police brutality Peaceful Protesters and armed militia are all colliding and in the middle of it all a president and his politics donald trump visited could no shit today some welcomed him as the consoler in chief others told him to stay away donald trump persona nongrata president nongrata im bringing off in berlin this is the day. We always have room for president s to come to visit they could increase the love and respect for our country but. The timing on this we felt was not true that we can stop the violence because for years hes forgotten that while a writer shared by the same talking points and they share the same agenda for a nation fires are burning we have a president who fanned the flames rather the party the flames the pressure to be ashamed of himself and i think the press is actually the media is what stealing is more so than even by i think that can know should at this present time needs peace and needs to heal and needs. People to not allow us to do that. Also coming up almost one month since the beirut blast lebanon is trying to put itself in its Government Back together with help from abroad the world is now invested in the french are very invested in it im stepping up the pressure so we form a government so the reforms pos with the commitment of the government the president and the president of the palomides are Going Digital out. To our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all the around the world welcome we begin to do. With a visit by the u. S. President a visit that could hurt a visit that could help lead depends on whom you asked donald trump was in can osho wisconsin today can osha has become a microcosm of americas turmoil intentions last week police shot a black man 7 times in the back leaving him paralyzed protests against Police Brutality erupted some of them became violent 2 protesters were shot dead by a teenage vigilante and armed militia were seen patrolling the streets and the mayor of connection and wisconsins governor both made public pleas with the president not to visit trumps presence and his rhetoric they say can only make matters worse well those requests fell on deaf ears today in canoga trump again attacked local leaders for problems that he sees as purely political plus or minus the bad apples you know he has been ravaged by anti police and anti american riots these are not acts of peaceful protest but really domestic terror reckless far left politicians continue to push the destructive message that our nation and our Law Enforcement are oppressive or racist you have some bad apples we all know that and those will be taken care of through the system and nobody is going to be easy on him either and you have people the joke doesnt they dont want to mention the word d intifada but he mentions that theres a big group of people very very bad very dangerous group of people told democrat everythings democrat all of these problems are democrats it is we dont want to say it but it is our president drums itinerary in can and should did not include a meeting with the family of the man shot by police jacob blake his uncle had this to say. That fist that you put up in anger were asking to raise up high and unity to come although with the blake were going to make some big changes that affect own little jokes around us we dont have any words for the argument ill ask is that he keeps his disrespect his foul language far away from our family we need a president thats going to unite our country and take us in a different direction are there was some strong words there from the uncle of the late family lets take this now to our correspondents to find simons hes in canoga wisconsin good afternoon to you stefan trumps visit very brief there in conneaut should did his visit did it make a difference on the ground where you are. It made a difference in terms of that it brought of course from supporters and from protesters basically close together and they delivered so even if its now fairly calm it calmed significantly down they delivered each other a shouting match and chanting black lives matter which were then responded with all lives matter which then resulted in more shouting and yelling like lives matter it seems to be that and that is maybe also something the president doesnt understand that a few people here do not understand and less black lives dont matter its not the case that all lives matter so this has to come 1st then all lives matter having said that the president characterizing the last weekend promotion or today as ravaged by domestic terrorism thats of course not the case that is absolutely not the case yes there were protests yes there was violence yeah yeah buildings and cars went up in flames Water Bottles were thrown against the police who answered that hansard then with tear gas and rubber bullets and pepper spray then of course there was also the shooting of a 17 year old teenager militia type vigilante to protesters which the president in the past actually did only say well neutral or good things about nothing 2 words the black community he had no words of condolence no words of sympathy no way that people here the ones we talked to think that this president came here to unify this town or this country. To find the the white house despite what you just said there the white house said that this was a visit to heal and unite critics of the president say that it looked more like a Campaign Stop by a president whos running for reelection whats your take. I would agree with this there is no such thing as the president coming anywhere or doing anything right now which not which is not strictly and street connected to his campaign to his efforts to be reelected in november there is no such thing as not to be in symbolic policy in place of politics in place everything is a photo op everything this president as well as mr biden and the Democratic Campaign does is linked to the campaign is linked to being or having the chance of being elected november 3rd. Is this right the right thing to do in a time as america is itself or if this city hertz well thats not for me to answer theres a lot of people who say like you know that we wished all this politics could go away and we actually could focus on the on the problem and that is that america has to find a way to seoul systemic and Structural Racism but well i think weve got to wait for this a little bit longer weve got about one minute jeff let me ask you weve heard the president compare Police Shootings to golfers choking on the golf course missing a golf put hes seem to suggest the teenager who killed 2 people with that Assault Rifle was acting in self defense is the president succeeding in flipping the script on the racial unrest in can know shit i dont think so and i actually have no words for what he sat there and this imbalance which is inherently was what he says is that i keep who is going to rationally and logically justify this or actually can follow this all i cant and thats just my personal opinion but i know that the from the people i talk to here theyre pretty much along this line this makes. Perfect chance for donald trump because he is trying to create fear and distrust division thats what they say and. I have to say how he says things what he said in the last few days regarding can ocean its felt here as exactly that division it. Defines imans in the story for us in commercial wisconsin stefan thank you an amount of what the White House Press secretary or sarah gets of the president tell us president trumps message has not changed that much over the past 4 years from charlottesville to konoha the president has been reluctant to condemn Police Brutality against black men hes also been reluctant to condemn violence and provocation from the far right most recently in Portland Oregon where a true trump caravan descended over the weekend adding fuel to the already volatile city the Fatal Shooting of a truck supporter only amplified his calls for more law and order. My next guest tonight studies this kind of messaging especially in right wing media im happy to welcome. To the day ford teaches Political Science at the j. F. K. Institute at the for university here in berlin court is going to have you on the show let me start by asking you what did you think of trumps visit to connote wisconsin today well i think they should be here 1st of all but i think your correspondent has the job of summarizing this and as a political scientist its not really up to me to say you know tend to call this good or bad but i mean we are faced with the question of what is happening and why and its really difficult to find an answer that doesnt end with because trump is trying to do something that ultimately benefits his campaign. You know trumps language cho has been supportive of vigilantes supportive of armed militias the president has likened Police Shooting a black man in the back 7 times to a golfer choking on the golf course as we said who are these messages meant for well i think its really difficult for for some of your viewers probably sometimes even myself to really comprehend what the president is talking about every once in a while and i think in order to really understand whats going on and kind of his messaging its important to consider who his base is but also the type of media that hes catering to so if your viewers were to follow a different channel say fox news but also certainly social media sites and a vast right wing kind of media ecosystem that exists in the us then they would find a very different version of what is going on in these cities they would find a different version of Crime Statistics of threat scenarios and its these things that trump is evoking and hes catering to hes very much tuned into these channels himself and this is the narrative that kind of unfolds so its its not necessarily enough to just follow what the president saying sometimes we need to consider what this entire kind of news ecosystem is alternative reality is kind of tundra theres a very good point in that the news diet that americans consume thats important as you pointed out the right wing media they they love the message that they hear from the president what about the Mainstream Media or the non political apolitical media if you will how have they been handling trumps messages. Well i think mainstream journalism has done a much better job of late in covering trying so one of the one of the greatest mistakes that was made early on was just to take you know what the president was saying at face value and kind of reporting it right to quote whatever trump and saying and oftentimes this fell into the trap of reporting on claims you know that have no basis in factual reality but by lending you know a New York Times headline to kind of something that the president was saying this sort of gave it credence and then that was echoed in other media sources and and you know took on a life on a its own and of late journalists have become better at calling things that the president is saying outwardly racist at you know and Fact Checking while speeches are ongoing and i would say that done a better job the question that remains is if the audience is still to whether the people that are reading the New York Times or maybe watching this show are actually the ones that are going to end you know still making up their minds and november you know its a good point that you make if we can reach people who are not in these echo chambers when it comes to Media Consumption trump is we know its not just an american phenomenon it has jumped across the atlantic here in germany any last weekend here in berlin we saw this bizarre mix of neo nazis antibacterials conspiracy pushers even retired citizens all together to protest germanys coronavirus measures such as face mass and social distancing now they even tried to storm the Parliament Building after they were told that donald trump was in berlin. Watch and listen and chant. With. Her room. Through her arms. Now that was that was the speech that was made just moments before people actually trying to storm the Parliament Building here in berlin on saturday and how did donald trump how did he get to be the great unifier of the disaffected i mean hes an icon of conspiracy theories worldwide i mean protesters here in berlin they were even carrying the American Flag with his photo on through. Well i think one thing thats important to stress at this point is that you know these are still in germany isolated events from is very unpopular within the german population and we want to be careful not to kind of overstate the importance of these singular events that being said i think investigating this question what drives this is really important and again the media play a crucial role if you look at its not just waving the American Flag there was also iconography pointing towards the conspiracy narrative of q and on. And other other such kind of conspiracy theories and all of this kind of makes a mix for people that are disaffected with the Mainstream Media narrative and they looked towards people and icons that are outside of this that are deemed deviant by the mainstream by mainstream journalism and then singular you know heads of state a couple of years ago it might have been Vladimir Putin as well that you know speak truth to kind of you know the lying press a cetera. Again and importance in these circles and are looked to for guidance so theres a connection here as well with people that are disaffected with Mainstream Media that dont trust what they see in you know. Established legacy news outlets and people that are willing to believe kind of these alternative narratives that the president has also actively reinforced and its important as you say its perception and its proportion to that we have to keep in mind were talking about these stories. Joining us tonight with the j. F. K. Institute here in berlin we appreciate your time and your insights thank you. To be here by. Well still to come fed up with masks sick and tired of social distancing pandemics the t. V. Sets in across year for me its like something really oppressive if i fire into in a shop if i go into metro ok but if i woke alone in the street no no doubt its really too much. This was the scene today on the streets of beirut clashes erupted between antigovernment protesters and police as french president emmanuel microland visited the lebanese capital for the 2nd time since that devastating blast in beiruts fort. Today protesters use battering rams and threw stones acts of defiance against a heavily guarded part of the. Well the french president today once again brought the promise of economic aid but this time he attached a stern warning that lebanons leaders would face sanctions if they failed to get political reforms underway and he gave them a deadline of 3 months saying this could be a last chance to make real lasting change but it was you know suspended it all when france comes to support lebanon at his request as a friend without ever taking the place of its leaders when it sends its soldiers to help clear up and support the Lebanese Forces its called a. It when the president of france comes to make a statement because he the peoples demond because the International Community demands that it is cold a demond of all the fed to take this on. Our lets bring in our correspondent baso really he joins me now from beirut also you know of lebanon should be celebrating right now weve seen 10 or instead youve got the country appearing it looks like its falling apart youve got devastated. Capital economic crisis protests in parliament what is it like to be in lebanon tonight. This jewish and lebanon as you mentioned is all of this mix of all these crises but the visit of the president french french president michel was upsetting time in less than a month it means something to the lebanese they hope that we make some changes in a few minutes ago he finished his press conference after this 2 days and long meetings with the Political Parties and lebanon he met them on the round table and then he met those doctors in. One by one in closed meetings and the ask these parties to deliver him papers that how they see the future of lebanon how they see the needed 3 forms for the coming lebanese for the next years or for the next eat up this main this and he made it clear in his press conference that he gave he get promises from these Political Parties that within 2 weeks only they would form government and within 8 weeks the new terms will reach we go to track for the roadmap that he discussed with those Political Parties and he sat the much he added that tonight he get his confidence is trust to these politicians and its. And he put it in their hands and its up to them whether they take care of it all that thanks and with our rights with the with the. Coordination with the e. U. Not only by france you know i mean its a blunt message isnt it i mean either you reform or you pay the price and hes giving a very short timeline some people would say i mean is it realistic do you think you can get that kind of political change that quickly in lebanon. When we talk about financial sanctions sanctions that will hurt the political elites and the tenant then yes we can say that its feasible to reach a form of the permission of a new government within 2 weeks especially that he got these 2 just promises and he said he mentioned computings press conference and said that if they dont keep these promises then he will address the International Community and was told told the International Audience dont even use public what happened and why they didnt keep these promises so they are under heavy pressure that would be i believe that due to the formation of the new government anybody short time but these is the doc told me so mccaughan are acting on the look and the bunnys platform or state but lets look behind the back state maybe the messages form from these 2 days from the didnt reach people regent tomato it would be in iraq he mentioned the untypically softer not syria and these will lead us to see and to think that his visit to lebanon its not only 40 bunnies given to solve the bodies crisis but also to indicate the presence of the europe and france in the specific in the east in the decision goes against the influence and we would have thought we were definitely watching to see what comes out of that as well w. s bosler reporting tonight from beirut also thank you thank you. Millions of peoples across europe are returning to school for the 1st time since the corona virus pandemic began in france students headed back to the classroom today with masks required for all teachers in peoples over the age of 11 here and elsewhere in europe some parents in unions have expressed concern over a return to school when corona virus cases are on the rise again but governments are insisting the move is necessary to protect childrens education. Young people in belgium are also returning to school and their parents are returning to work after the summer break of a number of new coven 1000 cases is currently on the decline there but the country has one of the highest corona related death rates here in europe nonetheless a growing number of belgians say that theyre no longer willing to wait here too restrictive measures a study in the dutch speaking region of flanders where more than half the population lives shows that 70 percent of people no longer support these measures you know we use teri schultz has more. The covert 19 infection rate is declining in belgium but 1000 fatigue is growing so many months of isolation and so many masks for me its like something really oppressive t. Bo who doesnt want to give his last name despises social distancing and defies the rule to wear a mask in downtown brussels if i. If i go into metro ok but if i walk alone in the street no no that is really too much and tivo is hardly alone in his opposition michael for stratton who represents the protest group virus madness says no one should have to follow restrictions except to the most vulnerable how many people would die if we would not take any measures at all that we dont know in fact you have no idea new Research Shows just one in 3 people surveyed in the dutch speaking part of belgium still supports the Safety Measures thats down from more than 80 percent in march when the pandemic 1st hit here university of ghent professor Martin Feldstein who led the study blames poor official communication for the dramatic drop in motivation he says its been a wake up call for authorities to pay more attention to people state of mind i dont think we have sufficiently been informing people on the consequences of their behavior for them to take a wise decision and now with the 1st of september comes the traditional way in belgium a return from holidays back to work and school it could be a toxic coronavirus cocktail were quite worried leading belgian virologist stephen vang says experts are stealing for a potential september surge he nonetheless agrees people should be given more information about actions and consequences and then more autonomy so people can have some freedom to choose what they think. Use group you for their situation and they can accept their behavior but are people so sick of restrictions by now they wont follow them to police most do comply with a bit but just think if i dont obey them too strictly because its very difficult to do but i try anyway they come and i feel much safer wearing it you must do it all together but skepticism is clearly growing in recent days open letters have been published in belgian media signed by hundreds of experts including doctors scientists and researchers suggesting the strict measures should be reviewed to see if theyre stopping the virus or just the vitality of every day life. During. The day is done to cover say she continues online will see the more of. Food. Food food. The only way to. Have you show. Everyone treats during last years colonna virus pandemic has come to airplanes worldwide. The entire industry has to reinvent itself. In between forced optimism and just want to meet. Next october. And. They should. 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