Officials Told to Be Sympathetic to Kenosha Shooter
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Federal law enforcement officials were directed to make public comments sympathetic to Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager charged with fatally shooting two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, according to internal Department of Homeland Security talking points obtained by NBC News.
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Internal document shows Trump officials were told to make comments sympathetic to Kyle Rittenhouse
Rittenhouse should be described as defending himself from rioters in Kenosha, according to DHS talking points obtained by NBC News.
US government 'told law enforcement to speak sympathetically of Kenosha shooter'
New documents show that US law enforcement officials are told to speak sympathetically of Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse. (Photo: AP and Facebook)US government officials told law enforcement bosses to speak sympathetically of Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who shot two protesters dead in Kenosha, Wisconsin. New documents leaked to NBC News on Thursday say that when answering questions on Rittenhouse, Homeland Security officials should say that…
Trump officials told to make sympathetic comments about Rittenhouse: report
Internal documents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) obtained by NBC News reportedly show that law enforcement officials were encouraged to make sympathetic comments about Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager accused of killing two people during racial justice protests in Kenosha, Wis. in August.
‘Background facts’ not talking points: DHS trashes NBC claim Trump officials were instructed to ‘sympathize’ with Rittenhouse
NBC News misrepresented background facts in a Homeland Security document about a shooting during the Kenosha, Wisconsin riots as ‘talking points’ intended to ‘sympathize’ with alleged shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, DHS officials said.The network reported on Thursday that federal officials were “directed to make public comments sympathetic” to Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old who was “charged with fatally shooting two protesters” in Kenosha at the end of …