He apparently killed two people. He is not a hero.
Kyle Rittenhouse's lawyers see his case as a battle in their own culture war https://t.co/uMsygC7JRN
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 5, 2020
Law enforcement officials "were directed to make public comments sympathetic to Kyle Rittenhouse" in internal DHS talking points, NBC reports.
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 1, 2020
One of these is that he "took his rifle to the scene of the rioting to help defend small business owners."https://t.co/22kItkeXlB
Christian group raises over $500K for Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse https://t.co/0femJpPHci pic.twitter.com/6b6FUmL76P
— New York Post (@nypost) September 28, 2020
Kyle Rittenhouse, charged with fatally shooting two people and injuring a third last month in Kenosha, got a standing ovation at a Waukesha County Republican event this week. https://t.co/bLhMZekdSx
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 26, 2020
I think a lot about how large parts of America literally worship violent white men. https://t.co/FgAI5oaCME
— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) September 25, 2020
This is insane. https://t.co/VlkIgWzS3s
— Bakari Sellers (@Bakari_Sellers) September 25, 2020
A standing ovation from Wisconsin Republicans for a 17-year-old who traveled to another state, illegally procured an AR-15, and has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree reckless homicide after fatally shooting two protestors. #wileg pic.twitter.com/lWwqRlvhGr
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) September 25, 2020
Kenosha shooter's defense portrays him as 'American patriot' https://t.co/yBxrJQTvvV
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) September 24, 2020
Just here to add my voice to all the black people calling out this racist crap. He's calling for vigilante violence. https://t.co/vpaUCs3dCm
— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) September 24, 2020
It is sort of noteable that Biden is repeatedly pressed to respond to and denounce looting and riots that happen at these protests while Kyle Rittenhouse becomes a folk hero on the right and militias now roam the streets of cities.
— Sam Stein (@samstein) September 24, 2020
Fox is defending a mass murdering 17 yo who went into the street with a rifle to shoot unarmed protesters. If you can’t see that Fox is a malignant tumor on the American mind I can’t help you. https://t.co/MVV93BePdl
— Touré (@Toure) September 23, 2020
He brought a semi-automatic ride to a police brutality protest and has been charged with murder https://t.co/lQWFFXrrnX
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) September 23, 2020
Sen. Ron Johnson just said he supports “citizen soldiers” in Kenosha. Kyle Rittenhouse, who murdered 2 people, is a citizen soldier. #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/gAe4B2Z4tA
— Mike 🌊 One-Term Trump 🌊 (@thedecider99) August 30, 2020
Even for Trump, it was a morning of especially wild tweets, advancing conspiracy theories claiming a coup against him and an inflated virus death toll while embracing a call to imprison Cuomo and offering support for Kyle Rittenhouse. https://t.co/PlSF8ft3W2
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) August 30, 2020
Sad! 