‘Gun safety 101’: Kyle Rittenhouse attacks ‘unsafe’ prosecutor for demonstrating gun during his trial
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The young man – who has become a hero among culture-war conservatives – appeared on the right wing podcast “The Charlie Kirk Show” to discuss his case and his future plans. Following his trial, Mr Rittenhouse has made the rounds on conservative media programmes, most notably doing an interview with Fox News' Tucker Carlson in which he claimed he supported the Black Lives Matter movement and claimed he was not a “racist person”. How many elections are they going to steal before we kill these people?” Mr Kirk quickly shut down the man's question, but rather than telling him it was wrong to want to kill your political opponents, he baselessly claimed that open violence was what liberals wanted in order to justify crackdowns on conservatives. “You’re playing into all their plans, and they’re trying to make you do this …,” Mr Kirk said.