'Fox News' Host Tomi Lahren SLAMMED For Praising Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict
By Mike Walters on November 19, 2021 at 3:02 PM EST
Updated on March 16, 2022 at 8:00 PM EDT
Tomi Lahren is being slammed for praising the not guilty verdict in the Kyle Rittenhousecase, after she tweeted a reaction saying, "justice has been served."
The 'Fox News' host is issuing multiple statements on Twitter regarding the "not guilty" verdict in the Rittenhouse case. As you can imagine, she is praising the justice system and jury for declining to throw him behind bars following a deadly shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
"Justice has been served!! Not guilty!! God is good!!!" Tomi tweeted in the minutes following the verdict.
Tomi Lahren Claims Kyle Rittenhouse Should Sue President Biden For Slander
She continued, "This is bigger than Kyle Rittenhouse, This is where the tide starts to change. The decent people of this country are tired of allowing it to be destroyed by thugs and miscreants. Your time is up!!" Adding, "And if Biden cared about the people of Kenosha, he would send every federal agent there to arrest every thug and degenerate that tries to loot and riot tonight. We shouldn’t put up with this bulls--t anymore."
Shockingly, Lahren even suggested that Rittenhouse should sue the federal government for "slander" including President Joe Biden. "Kyle should spend the next year suing the absolute pants off of every news outlet and person, including our president, who slandered him!!" she wrote.
This is bigger than Kyle Rittenhouse,. This is where the tide starts to change. The decent people of this country are tired of allowing it to be destroyed by thugs and miscreants. Your time is up!! #KyleRittenhouseIsInnocent
— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) November 19, 2021
As you can imagine, social media is responding swiftly and forcefully to the conservative correspondent, with one person writing, "Hate is poisoning your existence," another added, "No one slandered him. He shot and killed two people. That’s a fact. That’s not slander."
"I’m sorry I can understand if he were in his home Protecting himself right or trying to protect his family. HE WAS STROLLING DOWN THE STREET WITH A LARGE A-- GUN… all I want to know is if he were black would he receive the same verdict? Why is it so hard to answer it?" another person tweeted.
"This had nothing to do with God. It had more to do with being white," one person tweeted. Adding, "It’s blatant white privilege. So anyone can now run around with an AR-15, shoot people, and call it self-defense."Tomi wasn't done and continued tweeting, "Only in woke America would it be deemed a white privilege to defend yourself from other white people. Liberalism is a disease."
Twitter Lashes Out At 'Fox News' Host For Praising Not Guilty Verdict
As we reported, Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty of first-degree intentional homicide and four other charges in connection to the fatal shooting of two people during last year's unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse broke down in tears as he testified in his own defense, recounting the events leading up to the shooting.
According to reports, Kyle hugged his attorney after his mother audibly gasped after hearing the verdict.
Other conservative commentators like Candace Owensjumped into the conversation, praising the shocking verdict. "NOT GUILTY. Kyle Rittenhouse is free. The criminal mob corporate enterprise that is masquerading as a movement concerned about black lives— FAILS. Justice wins the day," she tweeted.
DL Hughley: Kyle Rittenhouse Will Be A Cop In 3 Years
Celebrities like DL Hughley and Andy Cohen are blasting the controversial verdict and letting their voices be heard on social media. "What in the actual F---!?" the Bravo head tweeted. Hughley added, "Kyle Rittenhouse will be a cop in 3 years!"
'Reading Rainbow' host LaVar Burton tweeted simply, "Tell me again there are not two kinds of justice in America!"
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