Trump appears to back claim suspected teen gunman acted in self-defense, rips 'l

[Graybeard]

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-biden-left-wing-political-violence-democrat-run-cities

 By Andrew O'Reilly | Fox News

Ahead of his trip to Wisconsin, President Trump embraced the claim that the teenager accused of fatally shooting two protesters and injuring another in Kenosha last week was acting in self-defense – as he tore into Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and other Democrats and accused them of stoking “left-wing political violence.”

During a White House press briefing, Trump appeared to support the claim that 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was acting in self-defense. He said the teenager tripped and that “he probably would have been killed” if he hadn’t use used his weapon.

“He was in very big trouble,” Trump said. “He probably would have been killed.”

The defendant's legal team claim he was acting in self-defense. Social media video shows Rittenhouse, who has been charged with murder, being chased before he fell and fired at his pursuers.


Kyle Rittenhouse, left, with backwards cap, walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wis. on Tuesday with another armed civilian. Prosecutors on Thursday charged Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old from Illinois in the fatal shooting of two protesters and the wounding of a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake. (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP)
Also on Monday, the president also sought to tie Biden and the Democrats to the unrest across the country amid protests over racial injustice and police brutality, noting that the unrest is happening in "Democrat-run cities."

“The violence is fueled by the rhetoric of far-left politicians,” Trump said. “The rioters and Joe Biden have a side, and they’re both on the side of the radical left.”

Biden released a statement after the press conference slamming Trump over his comments on Rittenhouse.

“Tonight, the president declined to rebuke violence," the former vice president said. "He wouldn't even repudiate one of his supporters who is charged with murder because of his attacks on others. He is too weak, too scared of the hatred he has stirred to put an end to it.”

Trump’s comments come a day before he is expected to travel to Kenosha, Wis., a city that is reeling from protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot seven times in the back after police responded to a call about a domestic dispute and the shootings of protesters.

Demonstrators are calling for the Officer Rusten Sheskey who shot Blake to be fired and face attempted murder charges. Blake was paralyzed from the waist down because of the shooting.


Blake's shooting has ignited new demonstrations against racial injustice and police brutality months after George Floyd’s death while being detained by Minneapolis police officers touched off a wider reckoning on race.

Trump: We're ready, willing and able to help Democrat run cities, just call me
The mayor of Kenosha and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, said they believe Trump's visit comes at a bad time. Evers sent Trump a letter urging him not to come, saying the visit “will only delay our work to overcome division and move forward together.”

Trump will not be meeting with Blake’s family during his trip to Kenosha because the family’s lawyer wanted to be on the phone and the president “didn’t think that was appropriate.” The Blake family's legal team confirmed that in a statement Monday night.


The president and other Republicans have sought to heap the blame for the violence and turmoil in cites on far-left groups like Antifa and have attempted to tie Biden in with the more radical wing of the Democratic Party amid the unrest.


Trump added on Monday that Biden would “give Antifa what they want” should he be elected.

When asked about the violence over the weekend in Portland, Ore., where one supporter of the president was shot and killed after a large caravan of Trump followers and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed in the streets, Trump insisted his supporters “were there for a peaceful protest.”

White House says Democratic governors and mayors are allowing lawless to prevail

Videos taken before the shooting show people squaring off for fistfights and Trump supporters firing bear spray and paintballs at counterprotesters, who in return throw objects at the trucks and attempt to block their progress by standing in intersections.

Trump also refused to condemn the violence and unrest caused by the scuffles between his supporters and counterprotesters when questioned by a reporter, arguing that “paint is not bullets” and that it is “a defensive mechanism."

The president’s comments come just hours after Biden accused Trump of “poisoning” the nation’s values, while he condemned the violence at recent protests Monday and blamed Trump as the battle over who's to blame.


Biden, in his most direct attacks yet, accused Trump of causing the divisions that have ignited the violence, delivering an uncharacteristically blistering speech in Pittsburgh and distancing himself from radical forces involved in altercations.

He said of Trump, "He doesn’t want to shed light, he wants to generate heat, and he’s stoking violence in our cities. He can’t stop the violence because for years he’s fomented it.”

Joe Biden condemns lawlessness in America, says President Trump is fanning the flames

Biden also accused Trump of being too “weak” to call on his own supporters to stop acting as “armed militia.” And he leaned on his own 47-year career in politics to defend himself against Republican attacks.

“You know me. You know my heart. You know my story, my family’s story. Ask yourself: Do I look like a radical socialist with a soft spot for rioters? Really?”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

[ironglows]

Kyle Rittenhouse's lawyer speaks.....

  https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/6978861/kyle-rittenhouses-lawyer-speaks

   
Kyle Rittenhouse Lawyer: My Client Legally Possessed Rifle in Wisconsin

Kyle Rittenhouse legally possessed a firearm last Tuesday in Wisconsin, said John Pierce, an attorney representing Kyle Rittenhouse, offering his remarks in an interview on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Sunday with host Joel Pollak.

Rittenhouse was arrested last Wednesday and charged with murder in the shooting deaths of two people during the previous night’s riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Pollak asked how Rittenhouse obtained a firearm.

“Wisconsin is an open carry state,” replied Pierce. “You’ve seen the video of what was going on in that city. It was a war zone, and Kyle had every right — just as much a right — to be there as the people that were trying to burn down that city, and he was attempting to protect property and attempting to be there to provide medical aid.”

Pierce added, “Every person that has any sense at all is going to take a weapon to that location. It was a legal weapon. I can’t comment right now further on the specifics of where the weapon was obtained. It was obtained as a legal weapon. It did not cross state lines. That charge is incorrect as a matter of law in Wisconsin. Actually, that weapon can be possessed by anyone 16 years or older.”

Pollak asked, “People are wondering why he would come to a violent scene. Was he looking to be a hero? Was he looking for confrontation? What was his motivation?”

“Kyle was not there looking for a fight,” Pierce remarked. “He is a great kid who serves as a community lifeguard in Kenosha. He was there to protect businesses that were being destroyed and burned to the ground. He was also there to provide medical aid to protesters and others who might be wounded. He actually took a first aid kit there to help wounded protesters, which he did repeatedly.”

Pierce continued, “Of course, Kenosha was burning, and he took a rifle so that he could protect himself if he needed to — and to protect property and to protect others. This is one hundred percent self-defense. It’s not even close. Kyle was actually attempting to put out a dumpster fire that the rioters had set.”

Pierce went on, “The rioters got enraged by that. Kyle actually attempted to retreat. He was chased down by attackers that were repeatedly stating that he should be killed. They came at him lightning-fast and attempted to begin striking him and wrestling with this rifle with an intent to kill. He had no choice but to fire his weapon and protect himself.”

Pollak asked, “Could he have helped these people with the medical kit without bringing a gun, and is that something he thought about doing?”

Pierce said Rittenhouse would have been killed had his client been unarmed.

Pollak inquired, “If that was the danger though, why did he go? If you can’t show up to a situation without a weapon, why go?”

Pierce held, “If we take that line of thinking, then the anarchists have won. He has every right to be in the community that he works in. We cannot turn over our cities to people who simply want to burn them to the ground.”

Pollak remarked, “If everybody showed up with guns, if everybody applied the same principle and decided they were going to enforce law and order. What would the result of that be for our society?”

Pierce determined, “If every law-abiding American showed up in the city that they loved with an AR-15, the chaos would stop immediately.”

Pollak asked if Rittenhouse belonged to any militia.

Pierce responded, “I am not aware of any such facts. … This is something that a lot of people are not aware of, but this is actually the law under Title 10 Section 246 of the United States Code, actually, every able-bodied male in the United States between ages 17 and 45 is actually part of the United States militia, and that is provided for under the Constitution and Congress has enacted that statute.”

Pierce addressed a possible plea deal: “We’re going to trial we’re going to win this case. If I’m the prosecutor, I drop these charges immediately. I think that this is a rush of judgment, and if I was the prosecutor, I would be terrified to take this case to trial. I do not believe that there’s a jury in this country that’s going to look at these facts and is going to find him guilty for murder.”

“It’s absolute 100 percent self-defense, and we’re going to prove it if we have to,” concluded Pierce. “It was legal for him to possess that weapon in Wisconsin.”

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...-legally-possessed-a-rifle-in-wisconsin/

[Bob Riebe]

I saw him on TV last night.
This kid is going to walk, if not, the unrest in this country has just started.

[Dee]

The kids gonna walk.  He hit everything he shot at, and he kept his head. Hes a patriot.
He should walk.

[ironglows]

  Despite the crowd chasing him in an apparent attempt to kill him, he stayed pretty cool and made every shot count.  The Army or Marines should be knocking on his door soon !