‘I Had To Protect Myself’: Rittenhouse Speaks Out Before Jail Release; New Details Emerge About Fatally Shot Rioter

Kenosha teen Kyle Rittenhouse says he considers himself a patriotic American who acted in self-defense on the night he fatally shot two rioters, the 17-year-old said during an interview published Thursday by The Washington Post.

“I feel I had to protect myself,” he said. “I would have died that night if I didn’t.”