The same media who barely, if at all, reported on the harassment of RNC attendees leaving the White House Thursday night is now apoplectic that Trump didn’t condemn Kyle Rittenhouse when asked about him today in his presser.
First, here’s the clip of Trump’s response about Rittenhouse:
President Trump does not condemn the actions of Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, saying "that was an interesting situation" and "I guess he was in very big trouble" https://t.co/Nj065CIsxp pic.twitter.com/i8aPSboPOT
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 31, 2020
Trump simply described what we all saw on the tape of the second incident, where Rittenhouse fell in the road while being chased by Antifa/BLM thugs and was violently attacked. Trump said he was in ‘very big trouble’ and ‘probably would have been killed’, but added that they are looking at it and it’s under investigation.
But Democrats and the media are furious over the fact that Trump didn’t do as they wish and condemn Rittenhouse on the spot right then and there as some cold-blooded murderer:
Trump has now been given a chance to denounce Kyle Rittenhouse and he did not denounce him.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 31, 2020
Mass shooters finally have a president who speaks for them. #TrumpRiots https://t.co/XSQhEGyQhY
— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) August 31, 2020
Not only did President Trump refuse to condemn Kyle Rittenhouse shooting three people and killing two, he lent the power of the presidency to explaining why Rittenhouse could have been justified.
"They very violently attacked him," Trump said. "He probably would've been killed."
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) August 31, 2020
Biden called Trump too weak to denounce violence committed by his supporters
Trump just affirmed Biden’s charge by speaking up for Rittenhouse and Portland caravan
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) August 31, 2020
CNN's Nia-Malika Henderson apparently doesn't believe in the justice system and innocent until proven guilty, because she sure seems to accept as fact the assertion from prosecutors that Kyle Rittenhouse committed first-degree murder and questioning that means you're fringe pic.twitter.com/zQLDAVBaE9
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 31, 2020
This list could go on and on. But what’s amazing about this is that even the New York Times notes, as we pointed out before , that Rittenhouse was being pursued by a group of people when he first had to defend himself with his rifle:
He eventually leaves the dealership and is barred by the police from returning. Six minutes later footage shows Mr. Rittenhouse being chased by an unknown group of people into the parking lot of another dealership several blocks away.
While Mr. Rittenhouse is being pursued by the group, an unknown gunman fires into the air, though it’s unclear why. The weapon’s muzzle flash appears in footage filmed at the scene.
Mr. Rittenhouse turns toward the sound of gunfire as another pursuer lunges toward him from the same direction. Mr. Rittenhouse then fires four times, and appears to shoot the man in the head.
One man fires a gun in the air and another pursuer ‘lunges toward’ Rittenhouse before he ends up having to open fire and defend himself. But the media is treating him like he’s some cold blooded mass shooter, which is ridiculousness on steroids.