The nascent conservative effort to reframe Kyle Rittenhouse, a criminally charged vigilante killer, as a patriotic hero took a dangerous lurch forward in recent days, with erstwhile plagiarist and former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke encouraging radio listeners to “have a plan” before following in the Kenosha, Wisconsin shooter’s footsteps.
“I don’t advocate for some of the stuff that’s starting to happen, but I am certainly done … I am through with condemning it. I’m done with that,” Clarke, a one-time contender for a high-ranking position within the Trump administration, explained during a guest-hosting stint on a Milwaukee-area talk radio program last week.
“I’m just telling people, ‘Hey, you’re on your own,” Clark continued, according to Media Matters, which first reported his shocking comments. “Think about it, have a plan. Act reasonably. You have to act reasonably. Then you’re going to have to articulate what you did afterwards.” Continue reading.