Liberal media pundits and commentators criticized the verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial Friday, with one MSNBC guest host claiming that the acquittal made it “open season” for a “white nationalist” to shoot Black Lives Matter protesters.
Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges, including first degree reckless homicide. In the immediate aftermath, liberal commentators on Twitter and cable news networks such as CNN and MSNBC admonished the Wisconsin jury’s decision. (RELATED: Gutfeld: Rittenhouse Acquittal ‘Is A Loss’ For CNN, MSNBC And Stupid People)
MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” blogger Ja’han Jones wrote an opinion piece titled “Kyle Rittenhouse trial was designed to protect white conservatives who kill” and claimed that Rittenhouse “flashed a white supremacist symbol,” referring to an “OK” sign.
“Their [conservative’s] support for Rittenhouse isn’t a counterweight to progressive social policies like equitable policing — their support is a physical threat to people supporting those policies,” Jones wrote. “Conservatives are encouraging white vigilantes like Rittenhouse to police progressive spaces by all means.” (RELATED: Elected Democrats Cry Racism After Kyle Rittenhouse Is Found Not Guilty)
CNN legal analyst Charles Coleman Jr. also weighed in, saying that “consistent infantilization of Rittenhouse” contributed to Rittenhouse’s acquittal.
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CNN legal analyst Charles Coleman Jr. blames white privilege, racism, and the “consistent infantilization of Rittenhouse in front of the public” by the defense and right-wing media. pic.twitter.com/tkgALk9bM8
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) November 19, 2021
On MSNBC’s “The ReidOut,” guest host Jason Johnson claimed that the Rittenhouse acquittal made it “open season” for a “white nationalist” with an AR-15s to “open fire” on Black Lives Matter protesters.
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MSNBC’s Jason Johnson says the Rittenhouse verdict has given the approval for white boys and men to take AR-15s and shoot and kill anyone “with a Black Lives Matter bumper sticker” and even an entire “youth group…outside the local Target chanting, ‘Black Lives Matter'” pic.twitter.com/r0bxzieQcZ
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) November 20, 2021
The post-Rittenhouse acquittal meltdowns weren’t only isolated to left-wing commentators. Many prominent politicians also weighed in on the verdict. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio referred to the Rittenhouse verdict as “disgusting” in a Friday afternoon tweet. President Joe Biden said he accepts the outcome and jury’s decision while adding that he is still “angry.”