President Donald Trump on Friday released a statement congratulating Kyle Rittenhouse “for being found INNOCENT of all charges.”
QUICK FACTS:
- A jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse on Friday of murder in the fatal shooting of two men during racial justice protests.
- On the same day, President Donald Trump released a statement congratulating Rittenhouse’s win.
- “Congratulations to Kyle Rittenhouse for being found INNOCENT of all charges,” wrote Trump. “It’s called being found NOT GUILTY—And by the way, if that’s not self defense nothing is!”
READ THE FULL STATEMENT:
