Make no mistake- this was the INTENDED result. The Trump campaign WANTS this… He wants his base to view this as a race war.
Social media accounts believed to belong to the suspect portray a young White man with an affinity for guns who supports “Blue Lives Matter” and President Donald Trump.
A video posted on a Snapchat account believed to belong to the suspect placed him at the scene of protests Tuesday night. The clips show a few seconds of the point of view of someone carrying a long rifle and police announcements can be heard over loudspeakers.
In videos posted to a TikTok account, individuals can be seen taking part in target practice and assembling a long rifle.
Rittenhouse also posted a short video from a Trump rally earlier this year in Des Moines, Iowa, on one of his TikTok accounts. President Trump is not shown in the video.
Departing Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway responded to reports of Rittenhouse’s attendance at a Trump rally, saying that the White House is “not responsible for the private conduct of people who go to rallies.”