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Rittenhouse killed two men and wounded a third during confrontations amid anti-police protests in Kenosha last August, and testified that he acted in self-defense.

On November 20, the 18-year-old was found not guilty of first-degree intentional homicide and other charges, and walked out of court a free man. 

Two months before Biden was elected president, he criticized then-President Trump for refusing to condemn people who are against the Black Lives Matter riots as 'white supremacists.'

The tweet from the then-candidate included an image of Rittenhouse, who was 17 at the time of the shooting.

'There's no other way to put it: the President of the United States refused to disavow white supremacists on the debate stage last night,' Biden tweeted in September 2020.

After a jury determined that Rittenhouse did not act with 'utter disregard for human life' when he shot the two protesters, Biden delicately weighed in on the verdict - but walk back on his pre-election Tweet.    

'While the verdict in Kenosha will leave many Americans feeling angry and concerned, myself included, we must acknowledge that the jury has spoken.

'I urge everyone to express their views peacefully, consistent with the rule of l

/>Violence and destruction of property have no place in our democracy.'

In interviews since the verdict, Rittenhouse has vehemently denied claims that race played a role in his actions on August 25. 

'I'm not a racist person, I support the BLM movement and peacefully demonstrating,' the teen said in an interview with FOX anchor Tucker Carlson. 

Since the teen was acquitted, many have called on the President to revisit his earlier characterization of the teen.   

Rittenhouse's lawyer, Mark Richards, said he was dismayed by Biden's depiction of Rittenhouse as a white supremacist.

'I've never had a case, I don't think I ever will, where within two days or three days of one another, you know, the President and the presidential candidate comment on

/>And both of them had such different beliefs,' Richards said.

'President Biden said some things, I think are so incorrect and untrue — he is not a white supremacist. I'm glad that he at least respects the jury verdict.'

Tom Cotton, the Republican senator for Arkansas, tweeted: 'Joe Biden needs to publicly apologize to Kyle Rittenhouse.'