Left Melts Down Over Reception Rittenhouse Gets at Turning Point Festival – Opinion

The left is melting down over the greeting that Kyle Rittenhouse received at Turning Point’s AmFest yesterday. I noted in my earlier story about Rittenhouse teasing that media “accountability is coming,” and that Rittenhouse received a “rockstar” welcome, as you can see here.

Kyle Rittenhouse is treated to a rock star welcome at the Turning Point USA Event in Arizona.

The teen was found not guilty of criminal charges after admitting to shooting & killing two people in WI. He claims that it was self-defense.

He’a now seen as a hero by some activists on the right pic.twitter.com/fBvl2pKT6q

— Elex Michaelson (@Elex_Michaelson) December 21, 2021

Now, that tweet is from Fox LA anchor Elex Michaelson, who seems to have an issue understanding the jury’s finding with some of that comment: “He says it was self defense”? No, the jury found it was self-defense because otherwise, he wouldn’t have been acquitted. The videos also confirmed that it was self defense.

Some left-leaning people melted over the video and spread lies about Rittenhouse, the shooting and Rittenhouse.

Both sinister and grave. https://t.co/6hIFcNtWtC

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) December 21, 2021

Hang on to this & bring it out every time the GOP lays claim to being a law & order party https://t.co/lIpnM5QVnw

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) December 21, 2021

People whose heroes shoot and kill protesters will eventually shoot and kill more protesters https://t.co/xQNWnaPfSW

— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) December 21, 2021

Rittenhouse didn’t shoot “protesters,” he shot people who were chasing him and attacking him — in the case of Gaige Grosskreutz, someone who was pointing a gun at him. And the law and order party — the GOP — defended him because they believe in law and order and believe in the right to self-defense. If you believe in law and order, that’s a fundamental part of it. But some on the left think that right should go away for people they don’t like or whose politics might be different from theirs.

That was the truly troubling thing about the persecution of Kyle Rittenhouse — the belief that they had a right to ruin his life because they thought he had a different political belief than they did. The facts and the truth didn’t matter — they made it up as they went along.

Now, some folks might have honest thoughts about whether a “rock star” reaction is the best thing for Rittenhouse. That’s something I understand and can agree with to some extent. He was put through a terrible situation and that’s not something one celebrates. It was wrong for him to have gone through this. But I think what people are celebrating is the truth triumphing over the lies of the left, the right of self-defense prevailing and that’s what he’s representing at this moment. We see so many norms and what is right ripped apart by the left, it’s good when that is stopped. Having been put through so much, I’m inclined to believe that he would be best off getting back to as much normal as he can as soon as possible. His life was ruined by the Left for too long. He deserves to have it all back. His best interests should always be considered at all times. The only people with any rights to comment on how he views it are those who defamed and supported his persecution through the media.