Kyle Rittenhouse: White punk with a gun

White punks with guns

From Right Wing Watch:

....Ahead of the trial, right-wing activists clamored to Rittenhouse’s defense, arguing the teen was being maligned by the media and was in fact a hero. 

That full-throated defense of Rittenhouse was in keeping with the right’s response in the days following the shooting when Tucker Carlson said Rittenhouse was trying to “maintain order when no one else would,” and then-President Donald Trump said Rittenhouse was acting in self-defense.

Far-right groups and white supremacists—from the Proud Boys to the International Conservative Community—have hailed Rittenhouse as a hero since the fatal shooting and used his image for propaganda purposes, Karim Zidan reported for Right Wing Watch....

See also The Outsized Meaning of the Rittenhouse Verdict.

Matt Davies