The mother of Kyle Rittenhouse has slammed President Joe Biden for suggesting that her son was a white supremacist.
The 18-year-old is on trial for the murder of two protesters and the shooting of another in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during a Black Lives Matter protest. He has maintained that he acted in self-defense while witnesses describe him shooting the victims for no apparent reason. Many people have called for justice, including President Joe Biden.
During his 2020 presidential campaign, Biden shared a video that included various images of white supremacy situations. The clip included videos of Rittenhouse carrying an AR-15 rifle, and the caption slammed former President Donald Trump for failing to condemn racism within America.
“There’s no other way to put it: the President of the United States refused to disavow white supremacists on the debate stage last night,” the caption read.
There’s no other way to put it: the President of the United States refused to disavow white supremacists on the debate stage last night. pic.twitter.com/Q3VZTW1vUV
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 30, 2020
Wendy Rittenhouse says Biden used her son to get votes and slams claims that his attack was racially motivated.
“He is not a white supremacist. He is not a racist,” Wendy said in her interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday night.
Kyle previously pleaded not guilty to all charges against him.
