Kyle Rittenhouse surprised and angered Conservatives this week by admitting he wasn't supporting Donald Trump during this election cycle.
Rittenhouse became a Republican folk hero during the summer of 2020 after he killed multiple protestors in Kenosha, Wisconsin. A jury later acquitted the teen, saying that he had acted in self-defense.
One would think that Rittenhouse would be MAGA all the way this fall and doing what he can to help Trump get elected. Instead, he is backing Ron Paul and recently posted a video explaining his decision.
Rittenhouse posted a video, telling viewers, "I'm Kyle Rittenhouse, Outreach Director for Texas gun rights. A lot of people are upset that I said that I'm going to be writing in Ron Paul for president of the United States, and that is true, I will be writing in Ron Paul."
The message continued:
"Unfortunately, Donald Trump had bad advisors, making him bad on the Second Amendment, and that is my issue," Rittenhouse added. If you cannot be completely uncompromisable on the Second Amendment, I will not vote for you, and I will write somebody else in. We need champions for the Second Amendment or our rights would be eaten away and eroded each day. I support my decision and I have no takebacks."