“People have to understand out there, that this was a war zone,” Bondi told Fox News’ Sean Hannity Tuesday night. “You’ve got a 17-year-old trying to protect his state.”Former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, defended suspected killer Kyle Rittenhouse this week, saying he was trying to “protect” his community when he allegedly killed two people in a state he didn’t live in. For the second time tonight Fox News is unabashedly defending Kyle Rittenhouse with Pam Bondi calling him "a little boy out there trying to protect his community" pic.twitter.com/PzDKJVSDecBondi was talking about Rittenhouse’s alleged shooting of three people, two fatally, at a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Aug. 25. “If I put myself in Kyle Rittenhouse [sic] ― maybe I shouldn’t have been there,” Trump Jr. told the TV show “Extra.”“He’s a young kid,” Trump added. But we all do stupid things at 17.”CORRECTION: This article previously stated that Rittenhouse had brought a rifle across state lines.

Source: Huffington Post September 23, 2020 16:23 UTC