Kyle Rittenhouse Steps Away From Public Eye, Deletes Social Media Accounts, Leaves Gun Shop Job

[douglas9]

Kyle Rittenhouse quietly shuttered his social media accounts and stepped back from the spotlight at some point during the past few months, an about-face from the slew of public speaking appearances and media interviews he did in the wake of his November 2021 acquittal.

Rittenhouse, then 18, was on trial for shooting three men, two of them fatally, during the August 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in Kenosha, WI over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Rittenhouse was charged with five counts (first degree reckless homicide, first degree recklessly endangering safety, first degree recklessly endangering safety, first degree intentional homicide, and attempted first degree intentional homicide) and was facing a maximum sentence of life in prison. His attorneys argued that he had acted in self-defense, and a jury found him not guilty on all five counts.

After the acquittal, Rittenhouse became somewhat of a media darling on the right, and made multiple appearances on Tucker Carlson’s show while he was still on Fox News and Charlie Kirk’s podcast. He met with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago shortly after the trial and was warmly feted as a guest of honor at several events held by Kirk’s organization, Turning Point USA.


https://www.mediaite.com/online/kyle-rittenhouse-steps-away-from-public-eye-deletes-social-media-accounts-leaves-gun-shop-job/

[Mike Nelson]

1. I hope...

... he realized, at age 18, being Tucker Carlson's "darling" is not a good start on adult life.

[Emile]

2. He'll always be a cold blooded murderer, no matter what he does.

[BoRaGard]

3. Sometimes realizing the wrongness of G.O.P. influenced hate, lies, and violence

hits you like a bolt out of the blue.

Turns out Christ really didn't promote that evil shit. He stood against it.

Maybe maturing KR had an awakening, and knowing the soul cost of being asleep as the GOPers want, he is now woke?

Awake is better than asleep.

[Boomerproud]

13. I don't remember any apologies.

nt

[BoRaGard]

17. Haven't been any that I'm aware of

One can hope....

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Is he joining the Trump White House?

[dem4decades]

7. I thought getting ready to run fire congress.

[sop]

8. Wouldn't be surprised if Trump hired Rittenhouse.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

5. May the ghost of George Zimmerman always be with this POS.

Becoming a celebrity for killing someone and ESCAPING justice is NEVER the path one should take.

May this POS be hounded by his past and what he has done for the rest of his miserable life.

[Demovictory9]

6. KILLER!

[Ferrets are Cool]

9. To become an ICE agent

No, I have no insider information. It just makes sense for that murderer to be one.

[Vinca]

10. My first thought was hit man. Same difference at this point.

[Maine-i-ac]

11. there are 4-5 ppl on the short list for the Fed job.

Kyle might be one!
It would make sense.

[taxi]

12. His hopes of becoming Ambassador to the Vatican require that he clean up his image.

In the Republican Party nothing is out of reach for cruel and merciless tyrants-to-be.

[SocialDemocrat61]

14. Sounds like he's planning a hit

and is going underground until it’s done.

[zanana1]

15. I try not to hate.

But every time I see his face, I think "I hate that kid".

[Paladin]

16. To hell with him. Now and forever more. (nt)

[Conjuay]

18. My take is he went to "help" in Los Angeles and either got grabbed by/ or joined ICE.

Ask his mom where she drove him recently.

[tanyev]

19. Gun shop employer: "He's perfectly fine," and "doing something he's passionate about."

I’d say there’s a really, really good chance he’s now an ICE thug.

[2naSalit]

20. That's what...

Came to my mind first.