Kyle Rittenhouse is chased off stage and heckled by BLM protesters during University of Memphis speech
Kyle Rittenhouse was chased off stage by Black Lives Matter supporters as he attempted to give a speech at a university.
The 21-year-old, who was acquitted of murder for fatally shooting two people at a BLM rally in 2020, addressed students at the University of Memphis.
Rittenhouse could barely utter a word after taking the stage Wednesday before his voice was overwhelmed by protesters.
The speech was a stop on his tour for the conservative group Turning Point USA, where he focused on the Second Amendment and “the lies of Black Lives Matter.”
Protesters gather outside a Kyle Rittenhouse event at the University of Memphis
Only about 50 or 60 people attended the speech at the UC Theater, and not all of them were there to actually hear him.
Hundreds of protesting students were already waiting when he arrived, holding signs supporting BLM and calling Rittenhouse a murderer.
Other signs included the faces of Anthony Huber, 26, and Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, who shot Rittenhouse with his AR-15 rifle.
Rittenhouse shot the pair during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on August 25, 2020, after they tried to grab his gun. He claimed self-defense at trial and won.
More to come.
Rittenhouse was acquitted of murder for shooting two people at a 2020 BLM rally