- Rep. Matt Gaetz said he thought Kyle Rittenhouse would make a “pretty good” congressional intern and said he might contact him to offer him a job on the Hill.
- “He deserves a not guilty verdict, and I sure hope he gets it because you know what, Kyle Rittenhouse would probably make a pretty good congressional intern,” said Gaetz.
- “We may reach out to him and see if he’d be interested in helping the country in additional ways,” Gaetz added in a not-so-subtle hint that gunning down protesters is “helping.”
Cheryl Teh from Insider writes:
“Florida congressman Matt Gaetz said he thought Kyle Rittenhouse would make a good congressional intern and said he may contact him to make the job offer happen if he’s “interested.”
In an interview on Newsmax on Wednesday, Gaetz spoke up in defense of Rittenhouse, saying he deserved a “not guilty” verdict even as a 12-person jury continues to deliberate the verdict.
“He deserves a not guilty verdict, and I sure hope he gets it because you know what, Kyle Rittenhouse would probably make a pretty good congressional intern,” Gaetz said. “We may reach out to him and see if he’d be interested in helping the country in additional ways.”
Rittenhouse, 18, is on trial for fatally shooting Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, and injuring Gaige Grosskreutz, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year. He pleaded not guilty and his attorneys claim he acted in self-defense. He faces five felony charges, including first-degree intentional homicide…”
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