“What did you make of the president of the United States calling you a white supremacist?” Carlson asked.
“Mr. President,” Rittenhouse said, “if I would say one thing to you, I would urge you to go back and watch the trial and understand the facts before you make a statement.”
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“That’s not a small thing to be called that,” Carlson remarked.
“No, it’s actual malice, defaming my character for him to say something like that,” Rittenhouse said.
Carlson asked about similar commentary from pundits and other media figures.
“The lies that they can get away with spreading, it’s just sickening, and it’s a disgrace to this country,” Rittenhouse said.
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