House Republicans are so obsessed with proving how much they love Kyle Rittenhouse that QAnon Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) wants him to receive a Congressional Gold Medal for murdering two people during a protest in Wisconsin last year.
Rittenhouse killed the unarmed individuals and maimed a third with an illegally obtained assault rifle. He would be tried in court for his crimes, only to be let off the hook after biased interference from the judge.
Republicans have since pandered to their extremist supporters by one-upping each other in a ‘Who Loves Kyle The Most’ contest.
Earlier this week, Greene introduced a piece of disgraceful legislation that would award Rittenhouse the Congressional Gold Medal, thus turning that prestigious award into a meaningless joke like Taekwondo did when they gave Donald Trump an honorary black belt.
“Kyle Rittenhouse deserves to be remembered as a hero who defended his community, protected businesses, and acted lawfully in the face of lawlessness. I’m proud to file this legislation to award Kyle Rittenhouse a Congressional Gold Medal,” Greene gushed to The Hill.
Except that Rittenhouse was not even “defending” his community. He was brought over state lines into Kenosha by his mommy. He was illegally carrying the assault rifle he was using. And he was illegally acting as a vigilante. He also murdered unarmed protesters who would still be alive had Rittenouse stayed home. He sure as hell didn’t protect anyone or anything. There was nothing lawful about what he did and he certainly does not deserve a Congressional Gold Medal.
Greene’s bill is also hypocritical since she refused to vote in favor of awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the police officers who defended the Capitol during the insurrection on January 6th, an event she participated in organizing.
Americans took to Twitter to remind her of this hypocrisy and ripped her a new one.
Marjorie Taylor Greene has introduced a bill to award Kyle Rittenhouse a Congressional Gold Medal.
Marjorie Taylor Greene voted against awarding Capitol Police Officers Congressional Gold Medals.
Do I need to say anything else?
— Jack Cocchiarella (@JDCocchiarella) November 24, 2021
Marjorie Taylor Greene intro’ed a bill to award Kyle Rittenhouse the Congressional Gold Medal, Congress’s highest honor
Past recipients: George Washington, Ulysses Grant, Wright bros, Thomas Edison, Disney, Winston Churchill, Bobby Kennedy, Mother Teresa
Greene is a sick joke
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) November 24, 2021
Marjorie Taylor Greene opposed awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to Capitol officers who defended democracy on Jan. 6.
BUT now she wants to award the medal to #KyleRittenhouse.
Greene shouldn’t be in Congress.
Rittenhouse should’ve been convicted.https://t.co/OtWcOud9r4
— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) November 26, 2021
Marjorie Taylor Greene voted twice against awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to the police officers who defended us from insurrectionists on January 6.
Can’t say I’m exactly sure when “back the blue” became “back the murderous gun-toting teenage vigilante,” but here we are. https://t.co/xnNvZUJe2H
— Rep. Gerry Connolly (@GerryConnolly) November 24, 2021
Marjorie Taylor Greene just introduced a bill that fetishizes Rittenhouse, promotes Sadism, and normalizes Murder – she wants to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Kyle Rittenhouse. #StandAgainstFascism
— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) November 24, 2021
MTG wants to give a congressional gold medal to that pos Rittenhouse but refused to give her vote for the capital police to get one. She’s a special kind of twat.
— Myberns (@Myberns1) November 25, 2021