On his show last night, the insufferable Chris Cuomo actually accused Trump of lying about Kyle Rittenhouse in his presser yesterday:
Claiming Trump is "lying about the reality," @ChrisCuomo lied about the Kenosha shooting. He claimed self-defender Kyle Rittenhouse was a "murderer" who shot "unarmed" "protesters."
In reality, rioter Gaige Grosskreutz (who was shot in the arm) was brandishing a handgun. pic.twitter.com/pvuvEXOZ1j— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) September 1, 2020
Cuomo is speaking so dramatically as he accuses Trump of lying, when in reality he’s the one who is lying. Trump didn’t say anything that wasn’t true, which is verifiable by the video.
Cuomo claims the ‘protesters’ Rittenhouse shot were unarmed, but we know that’s not true. The guy who Rittenhouse shot in the arm was had a glock in his hand, which is evident from the video. The other guys were physically attacking him, trying to both take his weapon and kill him, according to his attorney last night. Part of that is also evident from the video.
Cuomo also claims Rittenhouse brought his gun with him, inferring that he brought it across state lines, and saying that it was illegal for him to carry openly. But his attorney explains that he did not bring the firearm with him across state lines, the firearm was legal and that Rittenhouse “as a 17 year old was legally entitled to have that firearm in his possession.”
But facts don’t matter to those on the left, as we saw from two congressmen last night:
This is a US congressman omitting that the *white* guys attacking the teen in question were armed and he was defending himself. Nothing was carried across state lines either, but facts seem a bridge too far for Kennedy. https://t.co/rrUpWC3T4q
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) September 1, 2020
Just to be clear, this is a Congressperson jumping directly to conviction of a man who has a pretty clear case for self-defense. https://t.co/PLtVLfsmML
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) September 1, 2020
Correction: Rittenhouse shot three domestic terrorists who tried to kill him. https://t.co/i5FthRMVMX
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) September 1, 2020