CBS Mourns for Rioter Who Attacked Rittenhouse, Claim ‘Protesters’ Shot

Nicholas Fondacaro | August 27, 2020
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While 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse shouldn’t have traveled from his home in Illinois to Kenosha, Wisconsin Tuesday, he however had the right to defend himself when rioters threatened his life (something the liberal media have been lying to their viewers about). But during Thursday’s CBS Evening News, correspondent Mola Lenghi took things to a disgusting low and mourned the death of one his attackers, Anthony Huber.

Leading into the report, anchor Norah O’Donnell lied about how many rioters were allegedly killed by Rittenhouse. She claimed three people were killed:

We're going to turn now to some breaking news coming in from Kenosha, Wisconsin. 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse has just been charged with first-degree, reckless homicide and use of a dangerous weapon. Rittenhouse is accused of shooting and killing three people Tuesday night at a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

In reality, it was two and she also lied about it being a protest.

At one point in the segment, Lenghi highlighted an interview he did with Huber’s girlfriend in an attempt to mischaracterize what happened that night, painting him as a hero.

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