Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, appears in photos at a Trump rally this year in Des Moines. A TikTok video appeared to show Rittenhouse's recording from the rally. The account had the bio of 'BLUE LIVES MATTER” and “Trump 2020.'
The arrest of a teenager on charges of killing two people amid clashes in this city over the police shooting of a Black man has stoked the nation's culture wars yet again and presented an incendiary challenge to President Trump's reelection campaign.
Rittenhouse's alleged actions coincide with this week's Republican National Convention, where the president's campaign promise of"law and order" is a dominating theme. Speakers this week have warned about"crime, violence, mob rule" and spiraling"chaos and violence into our communities." Democratic Gov. Tony Evers accepted the president's offer to send members of the National Guard and federal law enforcement to the city after initially rejecting it. The governor said the troops will reinforce the Wisconsin National Guard and local police who patrol downtown streets. Roads have been barricaded and the county courthouse, the main site of demonstration clashes, is surrounded by a fence.
Police Chief Daniel Miskinis and Sheriff David Beth said they believed armed individuals, possibly members of militia groups, were behind some of the violence."I don't want violence regardless of which side of any issue you are on," Miskinis said. Joseph Centeno, who two years ago moved his pet supply store, K-9 Kibble, to a now-scorched stretch of Sheridan Road, said he was"praying" for peace."I don't want to lose focus here, the incident with Mr. Blake is tragic. I pray that he heals and the family gets better. But I think there is an opportunity for the principles of Black Lives Matter to move forward positively."
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