{"id":1018680,"date":"2021-11-16T07:59:08","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T12:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1018680"},"modified":"2021-11-16T07:59:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T12:59:13","slug":"psaki-we-cant-comment-on-rittenhouse-case-but-biden-opposes-vigilantes-with-assault-rifles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-we-cant-comment-on-rittenhouse-case-but-biden-opposes-vigilantes-with-assault-rifles\/","title":{"rendered":"Psaki: We Can\u2019t Comment On Rittenhouse Case, But Biden Opposes \u2018Vigilantes\u2019 With \u2018Assault Rifles\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpsaki-we-cant-comment-on-rittenhouse-case-but-biden-opposes-vigilantes-with-assault-rifles%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1018680&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki claimed during Monday\u2019s press conference that she couldn\u2019t speak to the ongoing court case involving Kyle Rittenhouse but then immediately followed that statement by saying that President Joe Biden opposes \u201cvigilantes patrolling our communities with assault weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe shouldn\u2019t have opportunists corrupting peaceful protests by rioting and burning down the communities they claim to represent anywhere in the country,\u201d she said. \u201cAs you know, closing arguments in this particular case \u2014 which I\u2019m not speaking to; I\u2019m just making broad comments about his own view \u2014 there\u2019s an ongoing trial. We\u2019re awaiting a verdict. Beyond that, I\u2019m not going to speak to any individuals or this case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Psaki refused to address allegations from Rittenhouse\u2019s mother that Biden defamed her son as a white supremacist to help secure votes during the election.<\/p>\n<p><em>REPORTER #1: And then just something tied to an ongoing court case.&nbsp; Why did President Biden suggest that Kyle Rittenhouse, on trial in Kenosha, is a white supremacist?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>PSAKI:&nbsp; So, Peter, what I \u2014 I\u2019m not going to speak to right now is anything about an ongoing trial nor the President\u2019s past comments.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What I can reiterate for you is the President\u2019s view that we shouldn\u2019t have, broadly speaking, vigilantes patrolling our communities with assault weapons.&nbsp; We shouldn\u2019t have opportunists corrupting peaceful protests by rioting and burning down the communities they claim to represent anywhere in the country.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As you know, closing arguments in this particular case \u2014 which I\u2019m not speaking to; I\u2019m just making broad comments about his own view \u2014 there\u2019s an ongoing trial.&nbsp; We\u2019re awaiting a verdict.&nbsp; Beyond that, I\u2019m not going to speak to any individuals or this case.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>REPORTER #1: But the President has spoken to it already.&nbsp; And his mom now \u2014 Kyle Rittenhouse\u2019s mom came out saying that the President defamed her son and that claims \u2014 she claims that when the President suggested her son is a white supremacist, he was doing that to win votes.&nbsp; Is that what happened?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>PSAKI:&nbsp; I just have nothing more to speak to an ongoing case where the closing arguments were just made.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Go ahead.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>REPORTER #2: Given the National Guard is on standby though in Wisconsin right now, Jen, does the White House or the President have any message to those who may stir up trouble, regardless of the outcome at the end of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>PSAKI:&nbsp; Well, I can give you a little bit of<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki claimed during Monday\u2019s press conference that she couldn\u2019t speak to the ongoing court case involving Kyle Rittenhouse but then immediately followed that statement by saying that President Joe Biden opposes \u201cvigilantes patrolling our communities with assault weapons.\u201d\u201cWe shouldn\u2019t have opportunists corrupting peaceful protests by rioting and burning down the communities they claim to represent anywhere in the country,\u201d she said. \u201cAs you know, closing arguments in this particular case \u2014 which I\u2019m not speaking to; I\u2019m just making broad comments about his own view \u2014 there\u2019s an ongoing trial. We\u2019re awaiting a verdict. Beyond that, I\u2019m not going to speak to any individuals or this case.\u201dPsaki refused to address allegations from Rittenhouse\u2019s mother that Biden defamed her son as a white supremacist to help secure votes during the election.REPORTER #1: And then just something tied to an ongoing court case.\u00a0 Why did President Biden suggest that Kyle Rittenhouse, on trial in Kenosha, is a white supremacist?PSAKI:\u00a0 So, Peter, what I \u2014 I\u2019m not going to speak to right now is anything about an ongoing trial nor the President\u2019s past comments.\u00a0What I can reiterate for you is the President\u2019s view that we shouldn\u2019t have, broadly speaking, vigilantes patrolling our communities with assault weapons.\u00a0 We shouldn\u2019t have opportunists corrupting peaceful protests by rioting and burning down the communities they claim to represent anywhere in the country.As you know, closing arguments in this particular case \u2014 which I\u2019m not speaking to; I\u2019m just making broad comments about his own view \u2014 there\u2019s an ongoing trial.\u00a0 We\u2019re awaiting a verdict.\u00a0 Beyond that, I\u2019m not going to speak to any individuals or this case.REPORTER #1: But the President has spoken to it already.\u00a0 And his mom now \u2014 Kyle Rittenhouse\u2019s mom came out saying that the President defamed her son and that claims \u2014 she claims that when the President suggested her son is a white supremacist, he was doing that to win votes.\u00a0 Is that what happened?PSAKI:\u00a0 I just have nothing more to speak to an ongoing case where the closing arguments were just made.Go ahead.REPORTER #2: Given the National Guard is on standby though in Wisconsin right now, Jen, does the White House or the President have any message to those who may stir up trouble, regardless of the outcome at the end of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial?PSAKI:\u00a0 Well, I can give you a little bit of an update that we\u2019re in contact \u2014 the White House is in contact with state officials at the request of community leaders.\u00a0 The Department of Justice\u2019s Community Relations Service has provided trainings and deescalation and contingency planning to local community organizations, and they\u2019re prepared to provide any further assistance that is needed.\u00a0But, you know, our message, I would say, is that, you know, President Biden ran on a promise to bring Americans together and to turn down the temperature on the angry, divisive rhetoric and actions we saw over the past four years.\u00a0 That\u2019s his overarching objective.\u00a0It doesn\u2019t mean that he doesn\u2019t understand \u2014 of course he does \u2014 when emotions are high, when passions are high.\u00a0 We\u2019re here to provide support.\u00a0 And obviously, we\u2019re going to wait for any verdict to come out.\u00a0 And beyond that, certainly we, you know, are hopeful that any protests will be peaceful.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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