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Protestors booed Kyle Rittenhouse off the stage during his speaking engagement at the University of Memphis.
On Wednesday (March 20), Rittenhouse, who was acquitted of fatally shooting two men and injuring another during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, fled the podium at the University of Memphis after protestors started loudly booing him roughly 30 minutes into his scheduled event, the New York Post reports.
Rittenhouse was invited to speak at the university by a chapter of Turning Point USA, a right-wing organization that seeks “to identify, educate, train and organize students to promote freedom."
An advertisement for the event that circulated on social media and sparked outrage said Rittenhouse would speak about "the importance of the Second Amendment and the lies of BLM."
Before Rittenhouse took the stage on Wednesday, demonstrators gathered outside with signs that read “Put Rittenhouse behind bars, not a podium” and “No killers on my campus.”
Rittenhouse was questioned during the event about the alleged "racist things" that have been previously said by Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
“Like what? What racist things has Charlie Kirk said?” Rittenhouse responded.
When the protestor listed Kirk's alleged racist statements, Rittenhouse replied, “I don’t know anything about that.”
Loud boos emerged from the audience. When Rittenhouse was asked if he deemed Kirk's statements as hate speech, he said "I’m not going to comment on that" before fleeing the stage.
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