Biden on Rittenhouse verdict: 'The jury has spoken' [View all]
Source: THE HILL
By Alex Gangitano - 11/19/21 02:56 PM EST
President Biden on Friday said he stands by the jury’s decision to acquit Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who fatally shot two protesters in Kenosha, Wis., and wounded a third.
“Well look, I stand by what the jury has concluded. The jury system works and we have to abide by it,” the president said when asked about the decision by reporters at the White House.
He said he had just heard about the verdict and didn’t watch the trial. He declined to directly comment on whether he stands by a tweet he sent as a presidential candidate that suggested Rittenhouse was a white supremacist.
In a statement released later on Friday, Biden said he, like "many Americans," feels “angry and concerned” about the verdict, but urged Americans to express their views on the outcome “peacefully.”
"We must acknowledge that the jury has spoken,” he said.
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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/582394-biden-on-rittenhouse-verdict-the-jury-system-works
Biden is wise not to say too much. Yet, he does acknowledge how many are feeling about the verdict. Glad he said to express our feelings peacefully.
--also glad Biden is our POTUS during this stressful time.
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