President Donald Trump suggested that a 17-year-old accused of killing two people during the civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, may have acted in self defense.

“You saw the same tape as I saw, and he was trying to get away from them”, - Trump said at a White House press briefing when asked about Kyle Rittenhouse. Rittenhouse, an Illinois resident, was arrested last week after two people were fatally shot during the tumultuous protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

Rittenhouse is facing charges including first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree reckless homicide. Videos appearing to show the confrontation involving Rittenhouse have been widely circulated on social media, becoming a political Rorschach test as some condemn the teen while others spring to his defense.

“I guess it looks like and he fell and then they very violently attacked him and it was something we’re looking at right now and it’s under investigation. I guess he was in very big trouble. He probably would have been killed. But it’s under investigation”, - added Trump.