Kyle Rittenhouse: Teen accused of killing two at Wisconsin protest released on $2m bail

Kyle Rittenhouse in court

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The protests had erupted after a black man, Jacob Blake, was shot multiple times in the back by a white officer at point-blank range, as his three young sons watched.

Mr Blake survived, but doctors have said he may never walk again.

Mr Blake’s shooting came three months after the police killing of another black man, George Floyd, ignited the largest wave of civil unrest in the US in decades.

Protests in Kenosha began peacefully the night Mr Blake was shot, but descended into violence for several nights.

It culminated on August 25, when Kyle is accused of taking his rifle to the streets.

Mr Trump, who has a long history of readiness to court right-wing extremism, has expressed sympathy for Kyle and called the allegations against him "an interesting situation".