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babylonsister

(171,029 posts)
Thu Oct 1, 2020, 08:14 AM Oct 2020

Trump Officials Were Told to Be Sympathetic to Alleged Protest Shooter Kyle Rittenhouse



https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-officials-were-told-to-be-sympathetic-to-alleged-kenosha-protest-shooter-kyle-rittenhouse-says-report?ref=home

Trump Officials Were Told to Be Sympathetic to Alleged Protest Shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, Says Report
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Jamie Ross
Updated Oct. 01, 2020 6:04AM ET /
Published Oct. 01, 2020 5:47AM ET


In the days after 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was charged with fatally shooting two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the Trump administration reportedly instructed federal law-enforcement officials to be sympathetic toward the alleged shooter when talking publicly about the case. NBC News reports that it obtained internal Department of Homeland Security talking points that prepared officials for questions from the media. The document reportedly told officials to note that Rittenhouse “took his rifle to the scene of the rioting to help defend small business owners,” and that he was “chased and attacked by rioters before allegedly shooting three of them.” The DHS refused to comment on the leak. The talking points echo President Donald Trump’s comments on Rittenhouse, who noted the teen was “trying to get away” from protesters before shots were fired.
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Trump Officials Were Told to Be Sympathetic to Alleged Protest Shooter Kyle Rittenhouse (Original Post) babylonsister Oct 2020 OP
K&R Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2020 #1
Sickening. And clear evidence that the trump administration DOES support White Supremacy. scarletwoman Oct 2020 #2
How much lower can they go? We're pretty close BootinUp Oct 2020 #3

scarletwoman

(31,893 posts)
2. Sickening. And clear evidence that the trump administration DOES support White Supremacy.
Thu Oct 1, 2020, 03:38 PM
Oct 2020

Whether or not the Mango Mussolini manages to speak any words to disavow White Supremacy, it's his actions that make the proof.

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