Tommy Tainant
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Donald Trump Jr says 'we all do stupid things at 17' when asked about Kyle Rittenhouse killings
‘It’s a little beyond stupid,' counters interviewer
www.independent.co.uk
In an interview promoting his new book, Donald Trump Jr was asked why the administration had not condemned 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse murdering two people during the protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Claiming the White House is waiting for due process and not jumping to conclusions about the incident, Mr Trump then went on to say “We all do stupid things at 17.”
In a discussion on Fox’s Extra regarding Black Lives Matter and president Donald Trump’s visit to Wisconsin following the shooting of Jacob Blake, correspondent Rachel Lindsay asked: “Why hasn't the Trump administration or president Trump condemned what happened in Kenosha with Kyle Rittenhouse… coming across state lines and… murdering two people and injuring another [at a protest]?”
Mr Trump said, “We're waiting for due process. We're not jumping to a conclusion… If I put myself in Kyle Rittenhouse['s shoes], maybe I shouldn't have been there. He's a young kid. I don't want young kids running around the streets with AR-15s… Maybe I wouldn't have put myself in that situation — who knows? We all do stupid things at 17.”
There seems to be a disconnect here. Mr Trump has weighed in on previous high profile cases without feeling the need to wait for "due process".
Most notably in the celebrated Central Park 5 case where he took out a full page advert calling for 5 innocent Black teenagers to be executed for a rape that they did not do. Black kids were judged and executed in his head before they even got to their show trial.
I believe that it gives us an insight into how Donny sees the world and is behind his dismal attempts to bring peace to the streets of the US.
Are there any other cases where he has commented on ongoing investigations?