The media narrative about the Kyle Rittenhouse trial has featured some alternate reality claims all in the name of keeping a preferred narrative alive. MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough was seen and heard making this claim recently:
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough says Kyle Rittenhouse was a "self-appointed militia member" who drove across state lines and ended up "unloading 60 rounds, kills two people, wounds a third person." pic.twitter.com/kCAjU4TGhd
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) November 14, 2021
This morning on Twitter, Scarborough walked that way back.
This is obviously wrong to anyone following the case for more than a minute. I meant to say he unloaded his rounds in about 60 seconds. Thanks for pointing this out. https://t.co/opGKvw6VEL
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) November 15, 2021
That made people wonder if MSNBC’s legal department had given a certain somebody a call.
However, Scarborough’s original comment is now in the trial record after Rittenhouse’s defense attorney cited his “unloaded 60 rounds” claim as just one example of the media lies surrounding the case:
The defense just cited my tweet, in which Joe Scarborough said Kyle Rittenhouse discharged the gun 60 times.
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) November 15, 2021
Loved this….when Defense nailed media, specifically MSNBC, Scarborough when he said Kyle discharged gun 60 times…🔥🔥 https://t.co/bpQldXvZ4h
— ❄☃Just me👀 MAGA🍊Cassie🌺🦋🌺 (@browneyegirl400) November 15, 2021
Scarborough wasn’t named, but the defense attorney did quote what he said on MSNBC that day.
https://twitter.com/Twin66/status/1460353861177204742
https://twitter.com/ToroRojo_SA/status/1460354550028722180
https://twitter.com/crabcrawler1/status/1460354047974719492
The media has really covered themselves in glory over this story. Wait, that doesn’t smell like glory.