Kyle Rittenhouse, the rifle-wielding teenager who shot two unarmed racial justice protesters to loss of life in Kenosha, Wisconsin, two years in the past, met with members of the GOP Second Modification Home caucus on Thursday.
Rittenhouse, discovered not responsible of murder expenses final yr for killings his attorneys argued had been self-defense, met with members of the pro-gun caucus at a gathering on the Conservative Partnership Institute workplace close to the Capitol.
Rittenhouse repeated his self-serving protection and held a question-and-answer session, The Hill reported. He has been hailed as a right-wing celeb for the reason that killings.
The caucus is chaired by Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.). Rittenhouse posed for a photograph with each of them, and with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.).
He additionally posed for a wild Twitter picture in entrance of the Capitol, writing: “T- 5 years till I can name this place my workplace?” Given Twitter’s meltdown, it was unclear whether or not it was an precise message, although his profile did have a “verified” blue verify.
“It was an honor to have Kyle be part of the Second Modification Caucus,” Boebert, whose shut election seems headed for a recount, instructed The Hill in a press release. “He's a robust instance of why we mustn't ever give an inch on our Second Modification rights, and his perseverance and love for our nation was an inspiration.”
Rittenhouse was charged after he killed two unarmed protesters following the police taking pictures of Jacob Blake. The shooter, then 17, used an assault-style rifle bought by a good friend to fatally shoot Joseph Rosenbaum, who had run after him for an unknown cause, and Anthony Huber, who tried to make use of his skateboard to strike Rittenhouse’s rifle out of his fingers.
Rittenhouse additionally injured Gaige Grosskreutz, who was holding a pistol the night time of the protests.
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