Trump refuses to condemn teenager accused of killing protesters in Kenosha

President Donald Trump (AP)

US president Donald Trump has refused to condemn the teenager accused of fatally shooting two people in Wisconsin, saying he “probably would have been killed” if he had not opened fire on demonstrators.

Speaking during a White House briefing before he visits Kenosha, Mr Trump said 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was being “very violently attacked” before he allegedly opened fire on people protesting over the shooting of a black man, Jacob Blake, by a police officer in the city.