Update (Aug. 2, 3:23PM): Following his statement Thursday night, Rittenhouse issued a message Friday saying he spoke with “Trump’s team” and understands he’s a “strong ally gun owners need to defend our Second Amendment rights.”
Over the past 12 hours, I've had a series of productive conversations with members of the Trump's team and I am confident he will be the strong ally gun owners need to defend our Second Amendment rights.
My comments made last night were ill-informed and unproductive. I'm 100%…
— Kyle Rittenhouse (@ThisIsKyleR) August 2, 2024
“My comments made last night were ill-informed and unproductive. I’m 100% behind Donald Trump and encourage every gun owner to join me in helping send him back to the White House.”
Original story appears below…
Kyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted after shooting and killing two BLM rioters in self defense, stoked controversy Thursday with an announcement declaring he won’t vote for President Donald Trump, who he previously supported.
Rittenhouse’s announcement came as he said he would write-in former congressman Ron Paul rather than vote for Trump, who he says has a terrible record on gun rights.
Official statement from @ThisIsKyleR on the 2024 presidential race. pic.twitter.com/nNBtwBH6pD
— Dudley Brown (@dudleywbrown) August 2, 2024
“I will be writing in Ron Paul,” Rittenhouse confirmed.
“Unfortunately, Donald Trump had bad advisers making him bad on the Second Amendment, and that is my issue. If you cannot be completely uncompromisable on the Second Amendment, I will not vote for you and I will write somebody else in.
“We need champions for the Second Amendment or our rights will be eaten away and eroded each day,” Rittenhouse added.
No compromise means no compromise.
— Kyle Rittenhouse (@ThisIsKyleR) August 2, 2024
The “Kenosha Kid” followed up his statement with a post outlining the missteps Trump’s made on gun rights.
We must hold ALL politicians to the same standards. https://t.co/5cqdnvYFzU
— Kyle Rittenhouse (@ThisIsKyleR) August 2, 2024
Rittenhouse’s disavowal of Trump took social media by surprise, with many conservatives disowning the staunch gun rights advocate.
https://t.co/CgiIZD5dAU pic.twitter.com/yBEZDVMqJz
— Mostly Peaceful Memes (@MostlyPeacefull) August 2, 2024
I’ve never in my life, following politics for 40 years, seen a bigger betrayal than Kyle Rittenhouse.
The Left was trying to put him in prison for life – and MAGA came to the rescue and so did Trump. Almost every dime for his great defense lawyers and every dime he has in the…
— Catturd
(@catturd2) August 2, 2024
Oh well, Kyle I regret to inform you that I will no longer be one of your guests on September 12 at the TXGR event. I reckon you can write in someone else. This was not the way, bud. pic.twitter.com/8FjZM1a6Sg
— Chad Prather (@WatchChad) August 2, 2024
BYE forever
I can stomach a lot of things – but backstabbing millions who supported you at your lowest point. Then turning on Trump right after he got shot. Can’t stomach it – won’t put up with it – forgotten forever. pic.twitter.com/7TJGfbwk4R
— Catturd
I FVCKING HATE RINO TRAIT0RS, EVERY ONE OF THEM WILL BE EXPOSED FOR WHO THEY ARE
Kyle Rittenhouse turns his back on Donald Trump and MAGA by announcing he’s not voting for him
WHO ELSE IS TIRED OF RINO TRAIT0RS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE MAGA PARTY ? pic.twitter.com/nPylZQ8NEV
— Marjorie Taylor Greene Press Release (Parody) (@MTGrepp) August 2, 2024
Kyle Rittenhouse took the support of MAGA and Donald Trump but now is completely turning on him to “write in” a candidate in 2024.
After all the movement did for him?
Absolutely disgusted with this kid. pic.twitter.com/ITNLN7OwwL
— Joey Mannarino (@JoeyMannarinoUS) August 2, 2024
“Dear Kyle Rittenhouse, you have been selected to be exposed” hahahahaha pic.twitter.com/Fwshcc9chX
— Damin Toell (@damintoell) August 2, 2024
Dear Kyle Rittenhouse:
How fucking dare you turn against President Trump after all he did for your dumb ass?
Trump thought you was “really a nice young man.”
Nice young men don’t betray their friends.
He stood by you when the world was against you.
Where the fuck you get…
— Lavern Spicer
(@lavern_spicer) August 2, 2024
Some turned their attention to the account Rittenhouse’s video emanated from, noting “Dudley Brown” appears to be a “serial Trump hater.”
It’s not a coincidence Kyle Rittenhouse’s official statement came from this account: pic.twitter.com/WTxp32tm1i
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) August 2, 2024
EXPOSED: Kyle Rittenhouse has been working with Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, a gun lobby ran by serial Trump hater Dudley Brown.
Rocky Mountain Gun is the Colorado affiliate of the National Association for Gun Rights. The national organization helped fund Rittenhouse amid his… pic.twitter.com/5FNLX2oEot
— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) August 2, 2024
People like Kyle Rittenhouse are why Democrats remain in power.
These people “stand by their principles” by voting third party.
Then they have to carry around an AR-15 to protect their home, get shot at, and wonder what happened to their country.
Then vote third party again.
— Patriotic Jon (@Patriotic_Jon) August 2, 2024
I can’t support Kyle Rittenhouse.
This is after I’ve gone to bat for him several times since his shooting. This is after almost the entirety of second amendment supporting patriots went to bat for him.
We’ve got a country to save against a woman who is dangerously against our…
— Zeek Arkham
Others came to Rittenhouse’s defense, and were upset their MAGA counterparts were so quick to abandon him after he stood up for the right to self defense.
The reaction to Kyle Rittenhouse right now is psychotic.
— Cassandra MacDonald (@CassandraRules) August 2, 2024
Rittenhouse didn’t have to do this. He knew it would be unpopular.
Rittenhouse stood up to the communists in Kenosha at great personal risk, now he’s standing up to the gun-grabbers running for president.
Kyle Rittenhouse truly is a hero.pic.twitter.com/vKVHk56AG0
— Libertarian Party NH
(@LPNH) August 2, 2024
If your support for Kyle Rittenhouse hinges on who he supports for president, that’s fucked up.
Anyone who shoots communists dead is a hero regardless of who they vote for.
— Jeremy Kauffman
I’m one of those old-fashioned Americans who thinks Kyle Rittenhouse is free to vote for whoever the hell he wants.
— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) August 2, 2024
Pictured: Kyle Rittenhouse is swarmed by MAGA influencers demanding he take back his decision to write in Ron Paul this year and show solidarity with Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/kjjMFGAzVM
— Pedro L. Gonzalez (@emeriticus) August 2, 2024
Kyle Rittenhouse can do whatever he wants. Stop being dorks. Find something better to do.
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) August 2, 2024
I defended Kyle Rittenhouse because he was morally and legally justified in killing that dude not because I thought he was voting for Trump or “on our side.” I also “wasted my votes” on Libertarians in my twenties. Maybe cut the dude some slack. pic.twitter.com/XQmHqp5zPs
— Royce Lopez (@hippojuicefilm) August 2, 2024
Liberals also began circulating a fake Donald Trump Truth Social post claiming the former president would like to throw Rittenhouse in jail over his betrayal.
Dear MAGA, and Kyle Rittenhouse, I hate messy breakups. I’m sorry to see you go through this.
Even Trump is upset. pic.twitter.com/kuvxriy5sW
— Agent Self (@AgentSelf99B) August 2, 2024
It was not too long ago Rittenhouse was floated as a replacement to the Secret Service following their failure to stop an assassination attempt at Trump’s Butler, Penn., event.
RITTENHOUSE FOR SECRET SERVICE 2024!
pic.twitter.com/JLxdKGTvcF
— Trump Girl
(@MAGA__Patriot) July 17, 2024
Kyle Rittenhouse would have done a far better job on security than Saturday’s Secret Service.
— Joey Mannarino (@JoeyMannarinoUS) July 16, 2024
Rittenhouse For Secret Service @ThisIsKyleR pic.twitter.com/kPELFnKw02
— Jim Fannon
(@jimfannon) July 20, 2024
It remains to be seen whether Trump supporters can look past Rittenhouse’s criticisms of Trump’s spotty record on the Second Amendment and continue to see him as a fellow brother in arms.
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