WhenKyle Rittenhousewas acquitted of all charges on November 19, 2021, it left the country divided.
They also argue he provoked the violence that led to the shootings.
Others have touted him as a hero who acted in self defense, especially on America’s political right.

As I said last year, obviously self-defense.
I will arm wrestle @mattgaetz to get dibs for Kyle as an intern."
“Gun Owners of America is sending Kyle Rittenhouse an AR-15.

Sign the card in support of Kyle.
Americans have a fundamental right to defend themselves and to keep and bear arms.
“They’re raising money on it and you have all these Republican congressmen saying come work for me.

They want to trade on his celebrity and I think it’s disgusting.”
“He’s an idiot.
I don’t have to expand on that because it speaks for itself,” Richards said.