Former United States President Donald Trump has further stoked the division that has been emerging following the conclusion of the Kyle Rittenhouse case by expressing his support for the verdict.Â
Donald Trump Faces Backlash For Calling Kyle Rittenhouse A ‘Nice Young Man’
Kyle, for his part, could have faced a life sentence after his actions led to two people being shot dead as well as another injured at a protest which was held following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
But given that he managed to walk away a free man, some supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement felt a sense of injustice given that there was no punishment despite two lives being lost.
But during an interview with Fox News, Donald had nothing but nice words to say about Kyle. He said: “He came over with his mother. Really a nice young man.
“And what he went through, that was prosecutorial misconduct. He should not have had to suffer through a trial for that. He’s a really good, young guy.”
And Donald’s admiration for Kyle was clearly evident, as shown by the following photo. In the picture here, we can see Kyle and Donald standing next to each other. Both have a huge smile on their face, given their delight at the outcome of the case.Â
People on social media did not view it the same way, though. A large proportion of people felt that the former President should not have involved himself with this matter given that there were accusations going around that members of the Republican Party have been trying to profit from Kyle’s case by way of publicity.
One person on Twitter wrote: “The white supremacist operative going to touch bases with his handlers. All the fools who tried to say “It’s not about race” just got handed a great big bag of “Shut up.”
Donald has shown throughout his tenure that he does not care what others think. This was primarily the reason why he managed to defy all the odds and secure the Presidency in the first place.
But if he were to try next time around, then such comments could come back to haunt him. If you liked reading this article, then check out our other features on the Daily Soap Dish.
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