Kyle Rittenhouse says the National Rifle Association (NRA) did not help him during his murder trial for killing two Black Lives Matter protesters.
Rittenhouse fatally shot two protesters with an AR-style rifle on Aug. 25, 2020, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during the Jacob Blake protests.
Rittenhouse appeared on former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s new show, “The Tucker Carlson Encounter,” on Dec. 14. During the episode, Rittenhouse revealed that the NRA provided him with no help during his murder trial. He also said the NRA isn’t assisting him with his civil lawsuits.
Rittenhouse was acquitted in 2021 for shooting and killing 26-year-old Anthony Huber and 36-year-old Joseph Rosenbaum at the protests. The killer claimed he wanted to protect the businesses in Kenosha after Blake was shot seven times by the police during a response to a domestic disturbance call, and BLM protesters took to the streets in protest.
Rittenhouse shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum after the 36-year-old chased the teen and threw a plastic bag. When a crowd began chasing the teen after that shooting, Rittenhouse fired again, killing 26-year-old Anthony Huber and wounding an armed man, 27-year-old Gaige Grosskreutz. Rittenhouse claimed self-defense in the shootings.
Carlson shared the interview on his show with the caption, “Ep. 52 Kyle Rittenhouse exercised the most basic right of all: the right to self-defense. And he’s still being punished for it.”
After Carlson asked the 20-year-old if he had any help from the NRA following the killings —which he called using “a firearm to defend your own life”— Rittenhouse replied…
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