I don’t have to explain to most of you who Kyle Rittenhouse is. He’s the 21-year-old who shot three men, two fatally, during the civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August 2020, when he was aged 17. Rittenhouse was acquitted at his trial in November 2021, and testified that he had acted in self-defense.
We all saw the videos. A minor possessed a gun of war that he shouldn’t have had, and killed two men. He’s awful. And in the years since, all he has wanted to do is become a MAGA spokesman. And mostly, he’s been allowed. There are tons of photos of him with Donald Trump, the Trump family, as well as many other top MAGA figures.
If there’s a MAGA event, he’s there. But do you know who he’s not there for? His mother Wendy and his sister Faith. At least that’s according to Faith Rittenhouse’s GoFundMe looking to raise money so they don’t get evicted. And what Faith wrote was rather heartbreaking.
She began, “I’m reaching out to you today with a heavy heart and a sense of urgency that I never thought I’d experience. Our family has been through unimaginable hardships, and now we find ourselves on the brink of losing everything. Just under 4 years ago, our lives were shattered when my brother was involved in a tragic shooting incident. The aftermath of this event uprooted our family’s stability and left us grappling with grief, trauma, and the harsh reality of starting over. We know that we are not the only family struggling to rebuild after that fateful night.”
There is a lot I could say about that paragraph but I won’t, especially the phrase “tragic shooting incident”. I guess it was tragic for the VICTIMS, but for Rittenhouse? No way.
Anyway, Faith then brought up her brother Kyle, and that he is unwilling to help his mother and sister. She wrote, “We’ve had difficulty obtaining and maintaining employment due to the fact many people still believe my mother drove Kyle or was somehow involved in his decision to go to Kenosha. We’ve struggled emotionally, mentally, and financially to piece our lives back together. With my brother’s unwillingness to provide support or contribute to our family, we’ve been left to navigate this journey on our own.“