CEP analyst Joshua Fisher-Birch quoted: "'Many extreme right-wing and white supremacist groups and propagandists view the trial as an opportunity to spread their message and recruit,' said Fisher-Birch. “These groups and individuals are acting on an agenda to portray Rittenhouse as both a hero and a victim who justly defended himself. Many of these groups seek to similarly portray acts of violence committed by their members as defensive in nature.'"