Matt Gaetz said his office is open to hiring Kyle Rittenhouse as a congressional intern if he’s ‘interested in helping the country in additional ways’ – By Cheryl Teh (Business Insider) / Nov 18 2021
- Matt Gaetz said on Wednesday that he thought Kyle Rittenhouse would make a good congressional intern.
- “We may reach out to him and see if he’d be interested in helping the country in additional ways,” Gaetz said of Rittenhouse.
- A jury is currently deliberating if Rittenhouse is guilty of five felonies, including first-degree homicide.
Florida congressman Matt Gaetz said he thought Kyle Rittenhouse would make a good congressional intern and said he may contact him to make the job offer happen if he’s “interested.”
In an interview on Newsmax on Wednesday, Gaetz spoke up in defense of Rittenhouse, saying he deserved a “not guilty” verdict even as a 12-person jury continues to deliberate the verdict.
“He deserves a not guilty verdict, and I sure hope he gets it because you know what, Kyle Rittenhouse would probably make a pretty good congressional intern,” Gaetz said. “We may reach out to him and see if he’d be interested in helping the country in additional ways.”
