Kyle Rittenhouse has shared a meme which makes use of the second he began crying throughout his homicide trial to poke enjoyable at rising fuel costs.
Rittenhouse, who was cleared of two counts of homicide following the extremely divisive trial in November 2021, shared the clip on his Twitter account on Thursday, the place it has since been reshared greater than 4,300 occasions.
The edited video exhibits Rittenhouse filling up a automobile at a fuel station whereas in tears.
The clip superimposes Rittenhouse’s physique from when he was hyperventilating whereas describing to the jury the circumstances that led as much as him capturing Joseph Rosenbaum through the Black Lives Matter protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August 2020.
“No, it isn’t Lemon Heads.. it is the burning gap in my pocket due to a Joe Biden presidency,” Rittenhouse tweeted whereas sharing the clip.
Rittenhouse then credit the creation of the “humorous video” to Twitter person @derfanzor.
The “Lemon Heads” comment is a reference to criticism he acquired from NBA star LeBron James through the trial because the basketball legend appeared to counsel the 19-year-old was not remorseful for his actions.
As footage of Rittenhouse crying within the court docket went viral on social media in November 2021, James tweeted: “What tears????? I did not see one. Man knock it off! That boy ate some lemon heads earlier than strolling into court docket.”
The meme shared by Rittenhouse has since been considered greater than 600,000 occasions.
The clip was additionally posted onto Twitter by Ron Filipkowski, the Republican lawyer who resigned from a Florida state fee in protest at a police raid on the residence of knowledge scientist Rebekah Jones in December 2020, the place it has been considered additional 660,000 occasions.
Numerous folks took to Twitter to criticize Rittenhouse for utilizing the second he cried throughout his trial whereas telling the jury why he shot somebody to make a joke.
USA As we speak columnist Rex Huppke described the 19-year-old as an “absolute sociopath.” Blogger and writer Kimberley Johnson mentioned Rittenhouse was a “product of the American justice system.”
Actor John Fugelsang wrote: “Bear in mind when George Zimmerman tried to money in on his homicide of an unarmed American?”
Rittenhouse was acquitted of all costs in opposition to him after arguing that he was performing in self protection when he shot and killed Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and wounded 27-year-old Gaige Grosskreutz through the dysfunction in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Following his acquittal, Rittenhouse has appeared on a number of right-wing information channels and podcasts, met former president Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort, and walked on stage to his personal theme tune on the Turning Level USA convention in Phoenix in December 2021.
Rittenhouse additionally arrange a donation fund, the “Media Accountability Undertaking,” to lift cash so as to sue folks for defamation over their feedback about him earlier than and after the trial.
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