'I stand by what the jury has concluded,' President Biden said.
centered around Trump's debate answer about whether he would condemn white supremacists and militia groups who were getting violent at protests.
Rittenhouse's mother Wendy Rittenhouse said the video"defamed" her son. “He is not a white supremacist. He is not a racist,”The judge presiding over the case, Bruce Schroeder, had urged jurors to put their personal politics aside ahead of deliberations, telling them to"pay no heed to the opinions of anyone, even the president of the United States, or the president before him.
Trump celebrated the verdict in a statement."Congratulations to Kyle Rittenhouse for being found INNOCENT of all charges. It’s called being found NOT GUILTY," Trump said. There were opposing views on what the verdict meant for America's gun culture. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat,that Rittenhouse"used an assault weapon to kill two people. This is not justice. If there was any question about why we need strong gun safety laws, this is your answer. This should never have been allowed to happen in the first place. We have a lot of work to do."
Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., noted the verdict in an Instagram story, and told his"friends" that"you have a right to defend yourselves. Be armed, be dangerous, and be moral."“I believe justice has been served in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. I hope everyone can accept the verdict, remain peaceful, and let the community of Kenosha heal and rebuild,” Johnson said in a statement.
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